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Ukrainian drones have targeted the Russian oil refinery in Ufa, positioned approximately 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border, resulting in explosions and a blaze, per a informed individual in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This constitutes the latest Ukrainian security service long-range attack in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. Such strikes show that there are no safe places in the distant backlines of the Russia.

Zelenskyy Appeals to Trump to Facilitate Ceasefire in Ukraine

The Ukrainian leader urged President Trump to facilitate a truce in the Ukrainian conflict over a call on Saturday.

"If a war can be ended in one region, then undoubtedly other wars can be halted as well, encompassing the conflict with Russia," Zelenskyy stated, praising the US President's "outstanding" Middle East peace initiative and requesting the President to influence the Moscow into talks.

Russian Strikes Kill Lives in the Country

Strikes by Russia on Ukraine killed at least 5 individuals on the weekend and disrupted electricity to sections of Ukraine's south Odesa area, per authorities in Ukraine.

Two civilians died in a church in Kostyantynivka when it was hit, according to municipal sources.

In Russia's frontier area of Belgorod, a lorry operator was killed by a attack from Ukraine, per regional authorities.

Electricity Restoration Operations in the Capital

Work carried on on Saturday to restore power in the Ukrainian capital, after Russian attacks.

Power had been restored to more than 800,000 inhabitants by Saturday and the major utility provider announced the main efforts to recover electricity was finished though certain disruptions persisted.

Anti-Aircraft Efforts and UAV Jamming

The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems downed or disrupted 54 of seventy-eight Russian drones deployed towards the country during the night, the air force said on the weekend.

Russia's defence ministry claimed it shot down forty-two UAVs from Ukraine over its own soil.

Cuba Rejects Allegations of Providing Soldiers to Ukraine

The Cuban government on the weekend denied American allegations it has sent military personnel to fight in the Ukraine war, while declaring the government "do not have precise information about citizens of Cuba" involved "on their own" or "in the military forces of both sides".

The ministry in the capital said 26 nationals had been convicted to prison terms varying between five to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since September 2023 when reports spread of individuals being dispatched to the frontlines in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Initiative Reports Information on Cuban Recruitment

The program, a official Kyiv program that encourages adversaries to give up, reported in spring: "Our information indicates the names and personal details of over a thousand individuals who entered into agreements with the Moscow's troops in 2023-2024."

The government in Havana commented of Cuban nationals who might be engaged: "There is no doubt that none of them have the backing, allegiance, or consent of the Cuban state for their involvement."

Family members of individuals who traveled to Russia in the year reported to international media at the time that their family members had been deceptively recruited through advertisements on digital networks.