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Ukraine's unmanned aerial vehicles have hit the Russian oil refinery in the city of Ufa, positioned around 1,400 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, causing blasts and a blaze, as reported by a source in Ukraine's intelligence agency.

This marks the latest SBU long-range attack in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. Those operations illustrate that there are no safe places in the far hinterland of the Russia.

Zelenskyy Calls On Trump to Broker Truce in Ukraine

The Ukrainian leader urged President Trump to facilitate a truce in Ukraine during a telephone conversation on Saturday.

"When a conflict can be halted in a single area, then certainly other wars can be halted as well, including the conflict with Russia," Zelenskyy remarked, praising the US President's "exceptional" Middle East truce proposal and calling for the President to pressure the Moscow into negotiations.

Moscow's Attacks Kill Casualties in Ukraine

Moscow's assaults on Ukraine killed at least 5 individuals on the weekend and disrupted electricity to parts of Ukraine's south Odesa area, as stated by authorities in Ukraine.

Two people were killed in a religious building in Kostyantynivka when it was struck, as reported by regional officials.

In Russia's adjacent territory of the Belgorod region, a truck driver was lost his life by a attack from Ukraine, per regional authorities.

Electricity Repair Operations in Kyiv

Work continued on Saturday to restore power in Kyiv, after assaults.

Electricity had been returned to more than 800,000 citizens by Saturday and the largest power firm said the key efforts to restore power was concluded though some outages remained.

Air Defence Efforts and Drone Jamming

Ukraine's anti-aircraft systems downed or disrupted 54 of 78 UAVs from Russia sent targeting the country during the night, the air force said on the weekend.

Russia's military authorities claimed it intercepted forty-two drones over the country's airspace.

Cuban Government Denies Accusations of Deploying Soldiers to the War

The Cuban government on the weekend rejected American assertions it has provided troops to participate in the hostilities, while affirming officials in Havana "do not have exact information about citizens of Cuba" engaged "independently" or "as part of the armed units of both sides".

The ministry in the capital stated 26 Cubans had been given prison terms to jail sentences varying between five up to fourteen years for mercenary involvement since September 2023 when news spread of Cuban nationals being dispatched to the frontlines in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Program Reports Information on Cuban Recruitment

The surrender initiative, a official Kyiv project that promotes opposing fighters to lay down arms, stated in spring: "Our information indicates the names and personal details of 1,028 Cuban nationals who entered into agreements with the Russian military in the past two years."

The government in Havana commented of those who might be participating: "There is no doubt that not a single one has the encouragement, commitment, or approval of the Cuban state for their activities."

Kin of Cuban nationals who departed to the Russian Federation in the year reported to Agence France-Presse at the time that their family members had been misled into enlisting through advertisements on digital networks.