đź”— Share this article Latest Oil Plant Assault Shows 'Absolutely No Secure Areas in the Russian Distant Backlines' Ukraine's unmanned aerial vehicles have hit Russia's oil processing plant in Ufa, positioned some 1,400 kilometres from Ukraine, resulting in blasts and a inferno, according to a source in Ukraine's intelligence agency. This represents the third intelligence far-reaching assault in the region in the recent weeks. Such attacks illustrate that there are no secure zones in the far hinterland of the Russian state. Ukrainian President Urges Trump to Facilitate Peace in Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on President Trump to broker peace in the Ukrainian conflict in a call on the weekend. "Provided that a conflict can be stopped in one region, then surely further hostilities can be stopped as well, including the Russian war," he remarked, hailing Trump's "exceptional" Middle East peace initiative and calling for the President to pressure the Kremlin into discussions. Russian Assaults Claim Casualties in Ukraine Moscow's assaults on Ukraine resulted in the deaths of several civilians on the weekend and cut power to parts of Ukraine's south Odesa oblast, per Ukrainian officials. Two people were killed in a church in the town when it was targeted, according to regional officials. In Russia's border region of Belgorod, a lorry operator was lost his life by a attack from Ukraine, per local officials. Power Repair Operations in Kyiv Work continued on the weekend to repair energy infrastructure in Kyiv, after strikes by Moscow. Energy had been recovered to over 800,000 residents by the weekend and the major power firm stated the key work to recover electricity was complete though certain disruptions remained. Air Defence Efforts and Drone Downings Ukraine's defense forces downed or disrupted 54 of 78 Russian drones deployed towards Ukraine overnight, the air force said on Saturday. Russia's military authorities claimed it shot down 42 enemy UAVs from Ukraine over its own soil. Cuban Government Denies Accusations of Providing Troops to the War Cuba on Saturday refuted American assertions it has provided troops to engage in the conflict in Ukraine, while affirming the government "lack exact information about citizens of Cuba" participating "on their own" or "as part of the armed units of both sides". The government department in Havana said 26 Cubans had been given prison terms to incarceration ranging from five up to fourteen years for mercenary involvement since last September when information emerged of Cubans being deployed to the front in Ukraine. Surrender Initiative Project Reveals Details on Cuban National Involvement The surrender initiative, a official Kyiv initiative that promotes enemy combatants to give up, stated in spring: "We have confirmed the names and personal details of 1,028 Cubans who enlisted with the Russian armed forces in the past two years." The government in Havana commented of Cubans who might be participating: "It is irrefutable that not a single one has the support, commitment, or approval of the Cuban authorities for their involvement." Relatives of Cubans who left for the Russian Federation in 2023 reported to Agence France-Presse at the time that their relatives had been misled into enlisting through ads on online platforms.