Recent Processing Facility Attack Shows 'Zero Protected Locations in Russia's Distant Backlines'
Ukraine's drones have hit Russia's oil facility in Ufa, positioned around 1,400 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, causing detonations and a inferno, according to a informed individual in the Ukrainian SBU.
This marks the 3rd Ukrainian security service deep strike in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. Such attacks illustrate that there are no safe places in the distant backlines of the Russia.
Ukrainian President Calls On US President to Broker Truce in Ukraine
The Ukrainian leader called on Donald Trump to broker peace in Ukraine over a telephone conversation on the weekend.
"If a conflict can be halted in a particular zone, then certainly other wars can be halted as well, covering the Russian war," he remarked, praising the US President's "remarkable" Middle East peace initiative and urging the US president to influence the Kremlin into negotiations.
Russian Strikes Kill Victims in the Country
Strikes by Russia on Ukrainian territory claimed the lives of five people on Saturday and disrupted electricity to sections of the southern Odesa region, as stated by authorities in Ukraine.
A pair of individuals lost their lives within a religious building in Kostyantynivka when it was struck, as reported by municipal sources.
In Russia's frontier area of the Belgorod region, a vehicle operator was lost his life by a attack from Ukraine, per local officials.
Power Recovery Efforts in the Capital
Efforts carried on on the weekend to recover electricity in Kyiv, after Russian attacks.
Energy had been returned to over 800,000 citizens by the weekend and the biggest utility provider said the key work to repair the grid was concluded though partial blackouts persisted.
Anti-Aircraft Efforts and Drone Downings
Ukraine's defense forces intercepted or jammed 54 out of 78 total enemy drones deployed towards Ukraine in the dark hours, the aerial defense command reported on the weekend.
Russia's defence ministry said it intercepted 42 UAVs from Ukraine over its own soil.
Cuba Denies Accusations of Providing Forces to Ukraine
Cuba on Saturday denied US allegations it has sent military personnel to participate in the hostilities, while stating Cuban authorities "are without exact data about individuals" engaged "voluntarily" or "as part of the armed units of both sides".
The ministry in Havana said twenty-six nationals had been given prison terms to jail sentences varying between five to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since last September when reports spread of Cubans being deployed to the frontlines in Ukraine.
I Want to Live Program Reveals Data on Cuban Involvement
I Want to Live, a Ukrainian government project that promotes opposing fighters to surrender, stated in spring: "Our information indicates the names and personal details of one thousand and twenty-eight Cubans who signed contracts with the Moscow's troops in 2023-2024."
The government in Havana stated of Cubans who might be engaged: "There is no doubt that none of them have the encouragement, commitment, or approval of the Cuban authorities for their actions."
Family members of individuals who traveled to Russia in the year reported to international media at the time that their relatives had been tricked into joining through promotions on social media.