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Ukrainian UAVs have struck the Russian oil refinery in the city of Ufa, situated some 1,400 kilometers from Ukraine, triggering detonations and a fire, as reported by a insider in Ukraine's intelligence agency.

This constitutes the latest SBU far-reaching assault in the region in the last month. Those attacks show that there are no safe places in the far hinterland of the Russian Federation.

Zelenskyy Urges US President to Facilitate Peace in Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to Donald Trump to facilitate a truce in Ukraine in a phone call on Saturday.

"If a hostilities can be halted in one region, then surely other wars can be ended as well, including the conflict with Russia," Zelenskyy stated, praising the US President's "outstanding" Middle East truce proposal and urging the US president to influence the Moscow into discussions.

Russian Assaults Take Casualties in the Country

Strikes by Russia on Ukrainian territory killed at least several civilians on the weekend and cut power to parts of Ukraine's southern Odesa oblast, as stated by local sources.

A pair of individuals died within a place of worship in Kostyantynivka when it was targeted, as reported by regional officials.

In Russia's adjacent territory of Belgorod, a vehicle operator was fatally wounded by a drone assault, per local officials.

Electricity Recovery Operations in the Capital

Operations continued on the weekend to repair energy infrastructure in Kyiv, after strikes by Moscow.

Energy had been recovered to over 800,000 inhabitants by Saturday and the biggest power firm stated the main operations to restore power was concluded though certain disruptions continued.

Air Defence Operations and Drone Downings

The Ukrainian defense forces neutralized 54 out of 78 total UAVs from Russia deployed against Ukraine during the night, the air force announced on Saturday.

Russia's defence ministry claimed it intercepted 42 enemy drones over Russian territory.

Cuban Government Denies Claims of Deploying Forces to the War

Havana on Saturday rejected American allegations it has sent military personnel to fight in the hostilities, while affirming Cuban authorities "are without precise data about Cuban nationals" participating "independently" or "within the troops of either party".

The foreign ministry in Havana announced 26 Cubans had been sentenced to prison terms varying between five to 14 years for mercenary activity since last September when reports spread of Cubans being dispatched to the battlefield in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Program Reveals Data on Cuban Involvement

I Want to Live, a Ukrainian government project that encourages adversaries to surrender, reported in spring: "We have confirmed the personal data of one thousand and twenty-eight Cubans who enlisted with the Russian military in the past two years."

The government in Havana said of Cuban nationals who might be engaged: "There is no doubt that none of them have the support, allegiance, or authorization of the Cuban state for their activities."

Relatives of Cubans who departed to Russia in the year reported to news outlets at the time that their relatives had been misled into enlisting through promotions on digital networks.