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Ukrainian drones have struck Russia's Bashneft processing plant in Ufa, located approximately 1,400 kilometers from Ukraine, resulting in blasts and a inferno, according to a insider in Ukraine's intelligence agency.

This marks the third Ukrainian security service far-reaching assault in the region in the recent weeks. Those strikes show that there are no secure zones in the distant backlines of the Russia.

Ukrainian President Urges Trump to Facilitate Ceasefire in Ukraine

The Ukrainian leader called on Donald Trump to facilitate a truce in Ukraine in a call on Saturday.

"If a conflict can be stopped in a single area, then undoubtedly other wars can be halted as well, covering the Russian aggression," Zelenskyy stated, hailing the US President's "outstanding" Gaza peace initiative and urging the American leader to influence the Russian government into discussions.

Russian Assaults Claim Victims in the Country

Russian attacks on Ukraine claimed the lives of 5 individuals on Saturday and caused blackouts to parts of Ukraine's south Odesa region, as stated by local sources.

Two civilians lost their lives within a religious building in the town when it was targeted, according to local authorities.

In Russia's border region of Belgorod, a lorry operator was fatally wounded by a Ukrainian strike, per local officials.

Electricity Repair Work in Kyiv

Work carried on on Saturday to repair energy infrastructure in Kyiv, after assaults.

Energy had been restored to more than 800,000 inhabitants by the weekend and the major private energy company said the primary operations to restore power was concluded though certain disruptions persisted.

Anti-Aircraft Efforts and UAV Jamming

The Ukrainian defense forces downed or disrupted 54 of seventy-eight enemy drones deployed against the country in the dark hours, the air force announced on the weekend.

The Russian defense officials stated it intercepted forty-two drones over its own soil.

Cuba Refutes Accusations of Deploying Forces to Ukraine

Havana on Saturday denied US allegations it has sent soldiers to fight in the Ukraine war, while stating officials in Havana "lack exact information about citizens of Cuba" participating "on their own" or "within the troops of either party".

The ministry in the capital stated 26 Cuban citizens had been given prison terms to prison terms from five to 14 years for mercenary involvement since last September when news spread of individuals being dispatched to the battlefield in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Initiative Discloses Data on Cuban National Involvement

The surrender initiative, a official Kyiv initiative that promotes adversaries to lay down arms, stated in spring: "We have confirmed the personal data of one thousand and twenty-eight Cubans who signed contracts with the Russian military in the past two years."

The Cuban authorities stated of Cuban nationals who might be engaged: "There is no doubt that none of them have the encouragement, allegiance, or approval of the Cuban state for their activities."

Relatives of individuals who left for the Russian Federation in 2023 reported to Agence France-Presse at the time that their relatives had been misled into enlisting through promotions on online platforms.