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Ukrainian drones have targeted the Russian oil refinery in Ufa, located approximately 1,400 km from Ukraine, triggering detonations and a fire, according to a informed individual in Ukraine's Security Service.

This marks the 3rd Ukrainian security service far-reaching assault in Bashkortostan in the past month. Such attacks show that there are no secure zones in the far hinterland of the Russian state.

Ukrainian President Urges US President to Mediate Truce in Ukraine

The Ukrainian leader urged President Trump to broker peace in the Ukrainian conflict over a telephone conversation on Saturday.

"Provided that a war can be ended in a single area, then surely further hostilities can be stopped as well, including the Russian aggression," Zelenskyy stated, hailing the US President's "outstanding" Gaza peace initiative and calling for the American leader to influence the Kremlin into talks.

Russian Strikes Kill Casualties in Ukraine

Moscow's assaults on Ukrainian territory claimed the lives of five people on Saturday and caused blackouts to sections of Ukraine's south Odesa region, according to local sources.

A pair of individuals died in a religious building in the town when it was targeted, according to regional officials.

In the Russian border region of the Belgorod region, a lorry operator was fatally wounded by a drone assault, according to local officials.

Energy Restoration Work in Kyiv

Efforts continued on the weekend to recover electricity in the Ukrainian capital, after Russian attacks.

Energy had been recovered to over 800,000 citizens by the weekend and the major utility provider announced the key work to restore power was complete though partial blackouts persisted.

Anti-Aircraft Actions and UAV Jamming

Ukraine's anti-aircraft systems neutralized 54 out of seventy-eight enemy drones deployed against Ukraine during the night, the air force reported on Saturday.

The Russian defense officials claimed it intercepted forty-two UAVs from Ukraine over Russian territory.

Cuban Government Denies Claims of Providing Soldiers to the War

Havana on the weekend refuted American allegations it has provided soldiers to participate in the conflict in Ukraine, while stating the government "lack precise information about Cuban nationals" engaged "independently" or "as part of the armed units of the conflicting parties".

The government department in Havana announced 26 Cuban citizens had been convicted to prison terms ranging from five to 14 years for mercenary involvement since last September when reports spread of Cuban nationals being sent to the frontlines in the conflict.

I Want to Live Project Reveals Details on Cuban National Enlistment

The surrender initiative, a official Kyiv project that promotes enemy combatants to give up, said in spring: "Our information indicates the names and personal details of one thousand and twenty-eight individuals who entered into agreements with the Russian armed forces in the past two years."

The Cuban foreign ministry stated of those who might be participating: "There is no doubt that none of them has the backing, commitment, or consent of the Cuban authorities for their activities."

Relatives of Cuban nationals who traveled to the Russian Federation in 2023 reported to international media at the time that their loved ones had been deceptively recruited through promotions on digital networks.