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Ukraine's unmanned aerial vehicles have hit the Russian oil refinery in Ufa, situated some 1,400 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, causing blasts and a inferno, per a informed individual in Ukraine's SBU.

This represents the 3rd SBU deep strike in Bashkortostan in the last month. Those operations show that there are no safe places in the distant backlines of the Russian Federation.

Ukrainian President Calls On Trump to Broker Ceasefire in the Conflict

Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to the US President to mediate a ceasefire in Ukraine during a call on Saturday.

"If a hostilities can be ended in a single area, then surely additional conflicts can be ended as well, covering the Russian aggression," the President stated, hailing Trump's "exceptional" Gaza peace initiative and calling for the US president to compel the Moscow into discussions.

Moscow's Attacks Kill Lives in the Country

Strikes by Russia on Ukraine resulted in the deaths of 5 individuals on the weekend and cut power to parts of Ukraine's south Odesa oblast, according to local sources.

Two civilians died within a place of worship in the town when it was struck, as reported by regional officials.

In the Russian border region of the Belgorod region, a lorry operator was killed by a attack from Ukraine, according to regional authorities.

Power Recovery Operations in the Capital

Efforts proceeded on the weekend to recover electricity in the Ukrainian capital, after strikes by Moscow.

Power had been recovered to more than 800,000 residents by the weekend and the major private energy company said the primary work to recover electricity was finished though partial blackouts remained.

Anti-Aircraft Operations and Drone Downings

Ukraine's defense forces neutralized 54 out of 78 total enemy drones sent targeting the country in the dark hours, the air force said on Saturday.

Russia's defence ministry stated it eliminated forty-two UAVs from Ukraine over its own soil.

Cuban Government Rejects Allegations of Sending Troops to the War

Cuba on Saturday denied US assertions it has provided troops to participate in the Ukraine war, while affirming Cuban authorities "lack accurate data about citizens of Cuba" involved "independently" or "as part of the armed units of the conflicting parties".

The foreign ministry in Havana stated twenty-six Cuban citizens had been given prison terms to incarceration varying between five to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since September 2023 when information emerged of Cubans being dispatched to the battlefield in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Initiative Discloses Details on Cuban National Involvement

The surrender initiative, a state program that urges opposing fighters to surrender, reported in spring: "We reliably know the personal data of over a thousand individuals who entered into agreements with the Moscow's troops in recently."

The Cuban authorities said of Cubans who might be involved: "It is irrefutable that none of them have the support, commitment, or authorization of the Cuban state for their actions."

Kin of Cuban nationals who departed to Russia in 2023 informed international media at the time that their relatives had been misled into enlisting through ads on digital networks.