Newest Processing Facility Attack Demonstrates 'Absolutely No Secure Places in the Russian Far Hinterland'

Ukraine's UAVs have hit the Russian Bashneft processing plant in the city of Ufa, located approximately 1,400 km from Ukraine, causing blasts and a inferno, as reported by a informed individual in Ukraine's Security Service.

This marks the third SBU long-range attack in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. These attacks show that there are no safe places in the deep rear of the Russian state.

Zelenskyy Appeals to US President to Facilitate Peace in Ukraine

President Zelenskyy appealed to President Trump to facilitate a truce in Ukraine in a phone call on Saturday.

"Provided that a hostilities can be halted in a single area, then undoubtedly other wars can be ended as well, including the Russian war," the President remarked, hailing Trump's "exceptional" Middle East ceasefire plan and requesting the President to influence the Moscow into discussions.

Moscow's Attacks Take Lives in Ukraine

Strikes by Russia on Ukraine killed at least several civilians on Saturday and cut power to areas of Ukraine's southern Odesa region, according to local sources.

A pair of individuals died within a church in Kostyantynivka when it was hit, per municipal sources.

In the Russian border region of the Belgorod region, a truck driver was killed by a drone assault, according to municipal sources.

Electricity Repair Operations in Kyiv

Work carried on on the weekend to recover electricity in Kyiv, after strikes by Moscow.

Electricity had been restored to in excess of 800,000 residents by the weekend and the largest private energy company said the key efforts to recover electricity was concluded though certain disruptions persisted.

Anti-Aircraft Actions and Drone Jamming

The Ukrainian defense forces neutralized 54 of 78 UAVs from Russia sent targeting Ukraine in the dark hours, the air force said on the weekend.

Russia's defence ministry stated it eliminated 42 Ukrainian drones over its own soil.

Cuba Refutes Accusations of Deploying Troops to the War

Cuba on Saturday rejected US assertions it has sent soldiers to engage in the Ukraine war, while declaring Cuban authorities "are without exact data about individuals" involved "voluntarily" or "as part of the armed units of either party".

The ministry in the capital stated 26 nationals had been convicted to prison terms ranging from five to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since September 2023 when reports spread of individuals being deployed to the frontlines in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Project Reveals Information on Cuban Enlistment

The program, a Ukrainian government project that promotes enemy combatants to lay down arms, stated in spring: "Our information indicates the names and personal details of over a thousand individuals who entered into agreements with the Russian armed forces in 2023-2024."

The government in Havana commented of Cubans who might be engaged: "It is irrefutable that no individual have the encouragement, commitment, or consent of the Cuban state for their involvement."

Relatives of Cuban nationals who traveled to Russia in 2023 reported to Agence France-Presse at the time that their loved ones had been misled into enlisting through promotions on social media.