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Ukrainian UAVs have targeted Russia's Bashneft processing plant in the city of Ufa, positioned around 1,400 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, causing detonations and a inferno, as reported by a informed individual in the Ukrainian SBU.

This marks the 3rd intelligence deep strike in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. Such attacks illustrate that there are no safe places in the far hinterland of the Russia.

Ukrainian President Appeals to US President to Broker Ceasefire in Ukraine

President Zelenskyy called on the US President to facilitate a truce in Ukraine over a phone call on Saturday.

"When a hostilities can be stopped in a particular zone, then certainly other wars can be ended as well, encompassing the Russian war," the President stated, commending the US President's "exceptional" Gaza peace initiative and urging the American leader to compel the Russian government into negotiations.

Moscow's Strikes Kill Lives in Ukraine

Strikes by Russia on Ukraine killed at least several civilians on Saturday and disrupted electricity to areas of the southern Odesa region, as stated by Ukrainian officials.

Two people lost their lives in a church in the town when it was targeted, as reported by regional officials.

In Russia's border region of the Belgorod region, a lorry operator was lost his life by a attack from Ukraine, according to local officials.

Electricity Restoration Efforts in Kyiv

Efforts proceeded on Saturday to recover electricity in Kyiv, after strikes by Moscow.

Energy had been returned to more than 800,000 residents by the weekend and the major power firm said the key operations to restore power was finished though some outages persisted.

Anti-Aircraft Actions and UAV Jamming

The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems downed or disrupted 54 of seventy-eight Russian drones launched against the country in the dark hours, the air force announced on the weekend.

The Russian defence ministry claimed it shot down 42 Ukrainian drones over Russian territory.

Cuban Government Denies Allegations of Sending Forces to the War

Havana on Saturday denied American allegations it has sent military personnel to participate in the Ukraine war, while affirming the government "lack accurate details about citizens of Cuba" involved "independently" or "within the troops of the conflicting parties".

The foreign ministry in the capital announced 26 Cuban citizens had been given prison terms to prison terms varying between five up to fourteen years for participating as mercenaries since last September when reports spread of individuals being sent to the front in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Initiative Reveals Data on Cuban National Recruitment

I Want to Live, a official Kyiv program that promotes enemy combatants to give up, reported in spring: "Our information indicates the personal data of 1,028 Cuban nationals who enlisted with the Russian military in 2023-2024."

The Cuban authorities commented of Cubans who might be participating: "Undeniably that no individual has the encouragement, dedication, or approval of the Cuban authorities for their involvement."

Kin of individuals who departed to Russia in the year told news outlets at the time that their relatives had been deceptively recruited through promotions on social media.