Ukraine's unmanned aerial vehicles have targeted the Russian Bashneft facility in the city of Ufa, situated approximately 1,400 kilometers from Ukraine, triggering blasts and a inferno, according to a source in Ukraine's SBU.
This marks the third Ukrainian security service far-reaching assault in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. Those attacks illustrate that there are no protected areas in the deep rear of the Russian state.
Ukrainian President Calls On Trump to Mediate Truce in Ukraine
Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on the US President to mediate a ceasefire in the Ukrainian conflict over a phone call on the weekend.
"When a hostilities can be ended in a single area, then undoubtedly other wars can be ended as well, encompassing the conflict with Russia," he remarked, hailing the US President's "outstanding" Gaza peace initiative and requesting the President to influence the Kremlin into negotiations.
Russian Strikes Claim Casualties in the Country
Strikes by Russia on Ukraine claimed the lives of several civilians on the weekend and caused blackouts to parts of Ukraine's south Odesa area, as stated by Ukrainian officials.
Two civilians lost their lives within a church in Kostyantynivka when it was targeted, as reported by municipal sources.
In Russia's adjacent territory of the Belgorod region, a truck driver was killed by a Ukrainian strike, according to municipal sources.
Power Recovery Efforts in the Capital
Operations carried on on Saturday to repair energy infrastructure in Kyiv, after strikes by Moscow.
Electricity had been returned to more than 800,000 residents by Saturday and the major utility provider said the primary operations to recover electricity was finished though some outages continued.
Air Defence Efforts and UAV Interceptions
Ukraine's defense forces downed or disrupted fifty-four of 78 total enemy drones deployed towards the country in the dark hours, the military announced on Saturday.
The Russian defense officials said it shot down forty-two drones over its own soil.
Cuban Government Refutes Claims of Sending Troops to Ukraine
The Cuban government on the weekend denied American assertions it has provided troops to participate in the Ukraine war, while stating the government "do not have precise information about individuals" participating "independently" or "as part of the armed units of either party".
The ministry in the capital announced 26 Cuban citizens had been sentenced to prison terms varying between five to 14 years for mercenary activity since September 2023 when information circulated of Cuban nationals being dispatched to the frontlines in the conflict.
I Want to Live Initiative Reports Information on Cuban Recruitment
The surrender initiative, a official Kyiv project that promotes opposing fighters to surrender, said in spring: "We have confirmed the personal data of 1,028 Cubans who enlisted with the Moscow's troops in recently."
The Cuban foreign ministry stated of Cuban nationals who might be involved: "It is irrefutable that none of them possesses the backing, commitment, or approval of the Cuban state for their involvement."
Family members of individuals who traveled to the Russian Federation in the year informed news outlets at the time that their relatives had been tricked into joining through ads on digital networks.
