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Ukraine's unmanned aerial vehicles have struck the Russian oil facility in the city of Ufa, situated around 1,400 kilometers from Ukraine, causing explosions and a fire, per a informed individual in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This constitutes the 3rd intelligence far-reaching assault in the region in the last month. Such operations demonstrate that there are no safe places in the distant backlines of the Russia.

Zelenskyy Appeals to US President to Facilitate Truce in the Conflict

The Ukrainian leader urged the US President to mediate a ceasefire in the Ukrainian conflict over a call on Saturday.

"If a war can be ended in a single area, then undoubtedly additional conflicts can be halted as well, encompassing the conflict with Russia," he stated, hailing the US President's "outstanding" Middle East ceasefire plan and urging the American leader to pressure the Kremlin into negotiations.

Moscow's Attacks Claim Casualties in Ukraine

Moscow's assaults on Ukraine claimed the lives of several civilians on Saturday and caused blackouts to parts of Ukraine's southern Odesa oblast, as stated by Ukrainian officials.

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

In Russia's adjacent territory of the Belgorod region, a lorry operator was lost his life by a drone assault, as stated by regional authorities.

Electricity Restoration Operations in Kyiv

Efforts continued on the weekend to restore power in Kyiv, after assaults.

Energy had been restored to in excess of 800,000 residents by the weekend and the biggest utility provider stated the key efforts to recover electricity was finished though some outages remained.

Anti-Aircraft Efforts and Drone Jamming

The Ukrainian air defences neutralized fifty-four of seventy-eight enemy drones launched against the country during the night, the aerial defense command announced on the weekend.

Russia's defense officials stated it intercepted forty-two UAVs from Ukraine over the country's airspace.

Cuban Government Denies Accusations of Sending Soldiers to the War

Havana on the weekend denied US allegations it has deployed military personnel to fight in the hostilities, while declaring Cuban authorities "are without exact information about citizens of Cuba" engaged "on their own" or "as part of the armed units of the conflicting parties".

The government department in Havana announced 26 nationals had been given prison terms to jail sentences varying between five to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since September 2023 when information emerged of Cubans being deployed to the frontlines in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Initiative Discloses Details on Cuban National Enlistment

The program, a official Kyiv program that promotes enemy combatants to surrender, reported in spring: "We have confirmed the personal data of 1,028 Cubans who enlisted with the Russian armed forces in 2023-2024."

The Cuban foreign ministry stated of Cuban nationals who might be involved: "There is no doubt that none of them possesses the encouragement, commitment, or consent of the Cuban state for their activities."

Family members of individuals who left for the Russian Federation in the year told international media at the time that their family members had been misled into enlisting through promotions on digital networks.