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Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have struck the Russian oil facility in the city of Ufa, positioned around 1,400 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, resulting in blasts and a inferno, as reported by a informed individual in Ukraine's intelligence agency.

This marks the latest SBU deep strike in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. Such attacks demonstrate that there are no secure zones in the deep rear of the Russian Federation.

Ukrainian President Calls On Trump to Mediate Ceasefire in Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to the US President to broker peace in the Ukrainian conflict during a phone call on the weekend.

"Provided that a conflict can be halted in a particular zone, then certainly other wars can be stopped as well, including the Russian war," he said, hailing the US President's "remarkable" Middle East ceasefire plan and urging the President to compel the Moscow into negotiations.

Moscow's Attacks Kill Victims in Ukraine

Strikes by Russia on Ukrainian territory claimed the lives of several civilians on Saturday and disrupted electricity to areas of Ukraine's southern Odesa area, according to authorities in Ukraine.

A pair of individuals lost their lives inside a church in the town when it was targeted, according to local authorities.

In the Russian adjacent territory of the Belgorod region, a vehicle operator was lost his life by a attack from Ukraine, according to local officials.

Electricity Restoration Operations in the Capital

Work carried on on the weekend to restore power in Kyiv, after assaults.

Power had been restored to over 800,000 residents by Saturday and the largest private energy company said the main work to restore power was complete though some outages remained.

Air Defence Operations and Drone Jamming

Ukraine's defense forces neutralized fifty-four of 78 total Russian drones launched against the country during the night, the aerial defense command announced on Saturday.

Russia's defense officials stated it intercepted 42 Ukrainian drones over the country's airspace.

Cuban Government Refutes Accusations of Deploying Troops to Ukraine

The Cuban government on Saturday denied US assertions it has provided troops to fight in the hostilities, while declaring officials in Havana "do not have exact details about individuals" involved "independently" or "within the troops of the conflicting parties".

The government department in Havana said 26 nationals had been convicted to prison terms varying between five up to fourteen years for mercenary activity since last September when reports spread of individuals being dispatched to the frontlines in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Project Reports Data on Cuban Enlistment

I Want to Live, a Ukrainian government project that encourages opposing fighters to lay down arms, stated in spring: "We reliably know the personal data of over a thousand individuals who enlisted with the Moscow's troops in recently."

The government in Havana stated of Cubans who might be engaged: "There is no doubt that none of them have the encouragement, commitment, or approval of the Cuban authorities for their activities."

Kin of Cubans who traveled to the Russian Federation in the year informed Agence France-Presse at the time that their loved ones had been tricked into joining through advertisements on online platforms.