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Ukraine's UAVs have struck Russia's oil facility in Ufa, positioned approximately 1,400 kilometers from Ukraine, resulting in blasts and a inferno, per a source in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This represents the 3rd Ukrainian security service deep strike in Bashkortostan in the past month. Those operations illustrate that there are no secure zones in the deep rear of the Russia.

Zelenskyy Urges Trump to Mediate Ceasefire in Ukraine

The Ukrainian leader urged the US President to broker peace in the Ukrainian conflict over a telephone conversation on the weekend.

"Provided that a war can be halted in a particular zone, then surely other wars can be halted as well, encompassing the Russian aggression," he remarked, hailing Trump's "remarkable" Gaza peace initiative and urging the President to pressure the Kremlin into discussions.

Moscow's Strikes Claim Casualties in the Country

Strikes by Russia on Ukrainian territory killed at least 5 individuals on the weekend and cut power to areas of the south Odesa region, per authorities in Ukraine.

A pair of individuals were killed in a place of worship in the town when it was struck, per regional officials.

In Russia's adjacent territory of Belgorod, a lorry operator was killed by a attack from Ukraine, according to municipal sources.

Energy Restoration Efforts in Kyiv

Work proceeded on the weekend to repair energy infrastructure in Kyiv, after strikes by Moscow.

Energy had been returned to more than 800,000 residents by the weekend and the major private energy company announced the main efforts to recover electricity was finished though certain disruptions persisted.

Anti-Aircraft Actions and Drone Downings

The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems neutralized fifty-four of 78 total enemy drones launched against Ukraine during the night, the military reported on the weekend.

The Russian defence ministry said it shot down forty-two drones over the country's airspace.

Cuba Denies Allegations of Providing Forces to Ukraine

Havana on the weekend refuted US claims it has sent soldiers to participate in the conflict in Ukraine, while affirming Cuban authorities "do not have accurate details about individuals" involved "on their own" or "in the military forces of the conflicting parties".

The ministry in Havana stated twenty-six Cubans had been sentenced to incarceration from 5 to 14 years for mercenary activity since the autumn of 2023 when reports emerged of Cuban nationals being deployed to the frontlines in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Project Discloses Data on Cuban Enlistment

I Want to Live, a official Kyiv initiative that urges opposing fighters to give up, reported in spring: "We have confirmed the names and personal details of one thousand and twenty-eight individuals who enlisted with the Russian armed forces in recently."

The Cuban foreign ministry said of Cubans who might be participating: "It is irrefutable that not a single one possesses the backing, dedication, or consent of the government in Havana for their actions."

Family members of Cubans who left for Russia in the year reported to news outlets at the time that their family members had been misled into enlisting through advertisements on digital networks.