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Ukraine's UAVs have struck Russia's oil facility in Ufa, situated some 1,400 km from Ukraine, triggering explosions and a fire, according to a insider in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This constitutes the 3rd SBU far-reaching assault in the region in the recent weeks. Those attacks show that there are no safe places in the far hinterland of the Russian Federation.

Ukrainian President Urges Trump to Broker Ceasefire in Ukraine

The Ukrainian leader urged the US President to broker peace in Ukraine in a telephone conversation on the weekend.

"Provided that a war can be halted in one region, then certainly additional conflicts can be stopped as well, including the conflict with Russia," he said, praising Trump's "outstanding" Gaza peace initiative and urging the American leader to pressure the Russian government into negotiations.

Russian Attacks Kill Victims in the Country

Strikes by Russia on Ukraine claimed the lives of five people on the weekend and disrupted electricity to parts of Ukraine's southern Odesa region, per local sources.

Two civilians lost their lives within a place of worship in Kostyantynivka when it was struck, according to local authorities.

In the Russian border region of the Belgorod region, a truck driver was lost his life by a drone assault, according to regional authorities.

Power Recovery Operations in Kyiv

Work proceeded on the weekend to repair energy infrastructure in Kyiv, after Russian attacks.

Energy had been returned to over 800,000 inhabitants by Saturday and the largest utility provider announced the key work to recover electricity was finished though partial blackouts remained.

Anti-Aircraft Actions and Drone Downings

Ukraine's air defences downed or disrupted fifty-four of 78 total UAVs from Russia deployed towards the country in the dark hours, the aerial defense command said on Saturday.

Russia's defence ministry claimed it intercepted forty-two UAVs from Ukraine over Russian territory.

Cuban Government Rejects Allegations of Sending Forces to Ukraine

Cuba on the weekend rejected US allegations it has provided soldiers to engage in the Ukraine war, while stating officials in Havana "lack exact details about Cuban nationals" involved "voluntarily" or "within the troops of both sides".

The foreign ministry in the capital stated twenty-six Cubans had been given prison terms to jail sentences varying between five to 14 years for mercenary involvement since last September when reports spread of Cubans being dispatched to the front in the conflict.

I Want to Live Project Reports Information on Cuban Enlistment

The surrender initiative, a official Kyiv program that urges adversaries to lay down arms, said in spring: "Our information indicates the personal data of 1,028 individuals who enlisted with the Russian armed forces in the past two years."

The Cuban foreign ministry commented of those who might be engaged: "There is no doubt that no individual has the support, allegiance, or consent of the government in Havana for their involvement."

Family members of Cuban nationals who traveled to Russia in 2023 told international media at the time that their family members had been deceptively recruited through promotions on digital networks.