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Ukraine's drones have struck the Russian oil facility in Ufa, situated approximately 1,400 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, triggering explosions and a blaze, according to a informed individual in Ukraine's Security Service.

This represents the third intelligence deep strike in Bashkortostan in the past month. Such operations demonstrate that there are no protected areas in the distant backlines of the Russian state.

Zelenskyy Calls On Trump to Mediate Truce in the Conflict

Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged the US President to broker peace in the Ukrainian conflict during a telephone conversation on Saturday.

"If a war can be halted in a single area, then undoubtedly additional conflicts can be halted as well, including the conflict with Russia," he remarked, praising Trump's "remarkable" Gaza peace initiative and calling for the American leader to pressure the Moscow into negotiations.

Moscow's Strikes Take Casualties in the Country

Strikes by Russia on Ukrainian territory killed at least five people on Saturday and cut power to parts of the south Odesa area, according to authorities in Ukraine.

A pair of individuals died in a church in the town when it was struck, as reported by municipal sources.

In Russia's frontier area of Belgorod, a truck driver was lost his life by a drone assault, according to regional authorities.

Electricity Restoration Operations in the Capital

Operations carried on on the weekend to repair energy infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital, after assaults.

Power had been recovered to more than 800,000 inhabitants by the weekend and the biggest power firm stated the primary work to restore power was complete though partial blackouts remained.

Anti-Aircraft Actions and UAV Interceptions

The Ukrainian defense forces downed or disrupted fifty-four of seventy-eight enemy drones sent targeting the country during the night, the aerial defense command reported on the weekend.

Russia's military authorities claimed it intercepted 42 enemy drones over its own soil.

Cuba Refutes Accusations of Deploying Forces to the War

Cuba on Saturday rejected American claims it has sent troops to fight in the Ukraine war, while declaring Cuban authorities "do not have precise information about individuals" engaged "independently" or "as part of the armed units of both sides".

The government department in the capital said twenty-six Cubans had been convicted to incarceration ranging from five to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since last September when news spread of Cuban nationals being dispatched to the battlefield in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Project Reports Data on Cuban National Enlistment

The surrender initiative, a Ukrainian government initiative that urges enemy combatants to surrender, stated in spring: "Our information indicates the personal data of over a thousand Cubans who entered into agreements with the Russian military in 2023-2024."

The Cuban authorities stated of Cubans who might be involved: "There is no doubt that none of them possesses the support, allegiance, or consent of the Cuban authorities for their activities."

Kin of Cuban nationals who traveled to the Russian Federation in 2023 informed Agence France-Presse at the time that their loved ones had been misled into enlisting through advertisements on social media.