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Ukrainian UAVs have targeted the Russian Bashneft processing plant in the city of Ufa, situated around 1,400 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, causing blasts and a fire, according to a informed individual in Ukraine's intelligence agency.

This represents the latest intelligence deep strike in the region in the past month. Such operations demonstrate that there are no secure zones in the far hinterland of the Russia.

Ukrainian President Calls On US President to Broker Truce in Ukraine

The Ukrainian leader called on President Trump to broker peace in the Ukrainian conflict during a telephone conversation on Saturday.

"If a conflict can be stopped in a particular zone, then certainly additional conflicts can be stopped as well, including the Russian war," he stated, hailing Trump's "remarkable" Middle East truce proposal and requesting the US president to compel the Russian government into negotiations.

Moscow's Assaults Claim Lives in Ukraine

Russian attacks on Ukrainian territory claimed the lives of several civilians on the weekend and cut power to sections of Ukraine's southern Odesa area, as stated by authorities in Ukraine.

Two civilians died in a place of worship in Kostyantynivka when it was hit, according to local authorities.

In Russia's border region of Belgorod, a truck driver was killed by a Ukrainian strike, per regional authorities.

Electricity Recovery Work in the Capital

Work carried on on Saturday to repair energy infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital, after Russian attacks.

Energy had been returned to over 800,000 inhabitants by Saturday and the major private energy company announced the main operations to repair the grid was concluded though some outages persisted.

Anti-Aircraft Actions and UAV Downings

The Ukrainian defense forces neutralized 54 out of 78 total Russian drones deployed against the country during the night, the military reported on the weekend.

Russia's military authorities said it eliminated forty-two drones over Russian territory.

Cuba Denies Claims of Sending Soldiers to Ukraine

Cuba on Saturday rejected American claims it has provided troops to fight in the hostilities, while stating the government "do not have precise details about Cuban nationals" engaged "independently" or "within the troops of both sides".

The foreign ministry in the capital announced 26 Cuban citizens had been convicted to prison terms ranging from five up to fourteen years for mercenary involvement since last September when information circulated of Cubans being dispatched to the battlefield in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Project Discloses Information on Cuban Recruitment

The program, a Ukrainian government program that encourages adversaries to give up, said in spring: "We reliably know the personal data of over a thousand individuals who signed contracts with the Russian armed forces in the past two years."

The government in Havana stated of those who might be engaged: "There is no doubt that none of them possesses the support, commitment, or consent of the government in Havana for their activities."

Relatives of individuals who traveled to Russia in the year reported to Agence France-Presse at the time that their relatives had been misled into enlisting through advertisements on social media.