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Ukraine's UAVs have targeted the Russian oil refinery in Ufa, positioned approximately 1,400 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, triggering explosions and a inferno, as reported by a insider in Ukraine's SBU.

This represents the third SBU long-range attack in the region in the recent weeks. Those attacks illustrate that there are no safe places in the distant backlines of the Russian Federation.

Ukrainian President Calls On US President to Mediate Ceasefire in Ukraine

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

"When a hostilities can be halted in a single area, then undoubtedly additional conflicts can be halted as well, covering the Russian war," the President remarked, commending Trump's "outstanding" Middle East truce proposal and requesting the US president to compel the Kremlin into talks.

Russian Attacks Take Casualties in the Country

Strikes by Russia on Ukraine claimed the lives of several civilians on the weekend and disrupted electricity to parts of the southern Odesa oblast, per Ukrainian officials.

Two people lost their lives inside a religious building in the town when it was hit, according to municipal sources.

In Russia's adjacent territory of the Belgorod region, a lorry operator was fatally wounded by a drone assault, per municipal sources.

Energy Restoration Work in Kyiv

Efforts continued on Saturday to recover electricity in the Ukrainian capital, after strikes by Moscow.

Electricity had been returned to in excess of 800,000 residents by the weekend and the biggest utility provider announced the key work to restore power was complete though some outages remained.

Air Defence Operations and Drone Downings

Ukraine's anti-aircraft systems downed or disrupted fifty-four of 78 Russian drones launched towards the country during the night, the military said on Saturday.

The Russian defense officials stated it eliminated forty-two drones over the country's airspace.

Cuba Denies Claims of Deploying Soldiers to the War

Havana on the weekend rejected American claims it has deployed troops to engage in the Ukraine war, while stating the government "do not have precise details about Cuban nationals" participating "on their own" or "in the military forces of the conflicting parties".

The government department in the capital announced twenty-six Cuban citizens had been given prison terms to incarceration from 5 to 14 years for mercenary activity since September 2023 when news spread of individuals being deployed to the front in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Project Reports Details on Cuban Recruitment

I Want to Live, a Ukrainian government project that urges enemy combatants to lay down arms, said in spring: "Our information indicates the names and personal details of 1,028 individuals who signed contracts with the Russian armed forces in 2023-2024."

The government in Havana commented of Cuban nationals who might be involved: "There is no doubt that not a single one possesses the encouragement, dedication, or approval of the Cuban authorities for their activities."

Kin of Cubans who traveled to Russia in 2023 told international media at the time that their family members had been tricked into joining through advertisements on digital networks.