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Ukraine's UAVs have targeted Russia's oil facility in the city of Ufa, located approximately 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border, resulting in detonations and a fire, according to a informed individual in Ukraine's SBU.

This constitutes the latest Ukrainian security service deep strike in the region in the last month. Those operations show that there are no safe places in the deep rear of the Russian Federation.

Ukrainian President Urges US President to Mediate Ceasefire in Ukraine

President Zelenskyy urged the US President to facilitate a truce in the Ukrainian conflict during a call on the weekend.

"When a war can be halted in one region, then undoubtedly additional conflicts can be stopped as well, encompassing the conflict with Russia," Zelenskyy said, commending Trump's "outstanding" Middle East ceasefire plan and urging the President to pressure the Russian government into discussions.

Russian Strikes Kill Victims in the Country

Russian attacks on Ukrainian territory killed at least several civilians on Saturday and cut power to areas of Ukraine's south Odesa region, according to authorities in Ukraine.

Two people lost their lives inside a place of worship in Kostyantynivka when it was hit, as reported by local authorities.

In the Russian frontier area of the Belgorod region, a vehicle operator was killed by a attack from Ukraine, per municipal sources.

Power Recovery Efforts in the Capital

Work proceeded on Saturday to recover electricity in Kyiv, after Russian attacks.

Energy had been recovered to over 800,000 inhabitants by the weekend and the major private energy company said the key efforts to repair the grid was concluded though partial blackouts persisted.

Anti-Aircraft Efforts and UAV Interceptions

Ukraine's anti-aircraft systems intercepted or jammed 54 of 78 UAVs from Russia sent towards Ukraine during the night, the military reported on Saturday.

Russia's defence ministry stated it shot down 42 UAVs from Ukraine over Russian territory.

Cuba Rejects Claims of Deploying Forces to the War

Cuba on Saturday refuted US claims it has provided military personnel to fight in the conflict in Ukraine, while affirming the government "lack precise details about Cuban nationals" involved "on their own" or "in the military forces of both sides".

The foreign ministry in Havana announced 26 nationals had been sentenced to jail sentences varying between 5 to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since September 2023 when information circulated of individuals being dispatched to the frontlines in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Project Reports Information on Cuban Recruitment

I Want to Live, a official Kyiv initiative that promotes adversaries to give up, stated in spring: "We have confirmed the identities and information of one thousand and twenty-eight individuals who signed contracts with the Russian armed forces in the past two years."

The Cuban authorities stated of Cubans who might be participating: "It is irrefutable that none of them has the encouragement, allegiance, or consent of the Cuban state for their actions."

Family members of Cuban nationals who departed to Russia in the year reported to international media at the time that their family members had been misled into enlisting through ads on social media.