Recent Oil Plant Assault Shows 'Absolutely No Secure Locations in the Russian Distant Backlines'

Ukraine's unmanned aerial vehicles have targeted Russia's oil processing plant in Ufa, situated around 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border, causing blasts and a fire, per a source in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This constitutes the 3rd intelligence far-reaching assault in the region in the last month. Those operations demonstrate that there are no secure zones in the distant backlines of the Russian Federation.

Zelenskyy Urges US President to Broker Peace in Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged Donald Trump to broker peace in Ukraine in a telephone conversation on the weekend.

"If a war can be halted in one region, then certainly further hostilities can be halted as well, covering the Russian war," Zelenskyy remarked, hailing the US President's "exceptional" Gaza peace initiative and urging the President to compel the Moscow into negotiations.

Moscow's Assaults Take Casualties in the Country

Moscow's assaults on Ukrainian territory claimed the lives of several civilians on Saturday and disrupted electricity to sections of Ukraine's southern Odesa area, per Ukrainian officials.

Two people were killed within a religious building in Kostyantynivka when it was hit, as reported by municipal sources.

In the Russian border region of Belgorod, a truck driver was lost his life by a Ukrainian strike, as stated by municipal sources.

Power Restoration Operations in Kyiv

Operations continued on the weekend to repair energy infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital, after strikes by Moscow.

Energy had been restored to over 800,000 citizens by the weekend and the major power firm stated the main operations to repair the grid was concluded though partial blackouts persisted.

Air Defence Operations and UAV Jamming

The Ukrainian defense forces neutralized 54 of 78 enemy drones sent targeting Ukraine overnight, the air force announced on the weekend.

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

Cuban Government Denies Accusations of Deploying Soldiers to the War

The Cuban government on Saturday refuted American claims it has provided troops to engage in the Ukraine war, while declaring officials in Havana "lack accurate data about individuals" engaged "on their own" or "within the troops of either party".

The ministry in the capital stated 26 Cuban citizens had been convicted to prison terms varying between 5 to 14 years for mercenary activity since last September when information emerged of individuals being deployed to the battlefield in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Initiative Reveals Details on Cuban Enlistment

The surrender initiative, a official Kyiv initiative that encourages adversaries to lay down arms, said in spring: "We have confirmed the names and personal details of one thousand and twenty-eight Cubans who signed contracts with the Russian military in the past two years."

The government in Havana commented of those who might be participating: "Undeniably that none of them has the support, commitment, or approval of the government in Havana for their actions."

Family members of Cuban nationals who traveled to Russia in 2023 told news outlets at the time that their family members had been tricked into joining through ads on social media.