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Ukraine's unmanned aerial vehicles have targeted the Russian Bashneft refinery in Ufa, located around 1,400 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, resulting in blasts and a inferno, per a source in Ukraine's SBU.

This marks the latest intelligence far-reaching assault in the region in the recent weeks. These attacks illustrate that there are no secure zones in the far hinterland of the Russia.

Zelenskyy Urges US President to Facilitate Ceasefire in the Conflict

Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to the US President to broker peace in Ukraine over a call on Saturday.

"If a war can be halted in one region, then undoubtedly other wars can be stopped as well, encompassing the conflict with Russia," he remarked, hailing Trump's "outstanding" Gaza ceasefire plan and requesting the President to influence the Russian government into negotiations.

Moscow's Strikes Claim Victims in the Country

Strikes by Russia on Ukraine claimed the lives of 5 individuals on the weekend and cut power to parts of the south Odesa oblast, according to authorities in Ukraine.

A pair of individuals lost their lives in a church in the town when it was hit, according to municipal sources.

In Russia's adjacent territory of the Belgorod region, a vehicle operator was lost his life by a drone assault, according to municipal sources.

Energy Repair Operations in the Capital

Work proceeded on the weekend to recover electricity in the Ukrainian capital, after assaults.

Energy had been returned to more than 800,000 citizens by Saturday and the largest utility provider stated the key work to repair the grid was complete though partial blackouts persisted.

Air Defence Efforts and Drone Interceptions

The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems intercepted or jammed 54 out of 78 UAVs from Russia launched against Ukraine during the night, the air force announced on Saturday.

The Russian military authorities stated it eliminated forty-two Ukrainian drones over Russian territory.

Cuban Government Rejects Allegations of Providing Forces to Ukraine

The Cuban government on Saturday refuted US assertions it has deployed troops to engage in the hostilities, while declaring Cuban authorities "are without accurate details about citizens of Cuba" involved "on their own" or "in the military forces of both sides".

The government department in the capital announced twenty-six Cubans had been given prison terms to prison terms varying between five up to fourteen years for participating as mercenaries since last September when news circulated of individuals being dispatched to the frontlines in the conflict.

I Want to Live Initiative Reports Details on Cuban Recruitment

The program, a official Kyiv initiative that urges enemy combatants to give up, stated in May: "Our information indicates the identities and information of one thousand and twenty-eight Cuban nationals who entered into agreements with the Russian military in 2023-2024."

The government in Havana commented of Cuban nationals who might be involved: "It is irrefutable that not a single one has the encouragement, allegiance, or authorization of the Cuban state for their actions."

Relatives of individuals who traveled to the Russian Federation in the year told international media at the time that their relatives had been deceptively recruited through advertisements on online platforms.