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Ukraine's UAVs have hit the Russian oil refinery in the city of Ufa, located around 1,400 km from Ukraine, triggering explosions and a inferno, per a informed individual in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This marks the 3rd Ukrainian security service far-reaching assault in Bashkortostan in the past month. Those attacks show that there are no secure zones in the distant backlines of the Russia.

Ukrainian President Appeals to US President to Broker Peace in the Conflict

Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on Donald Trump to facilitate a truce in the Ukrainian conflict in a call on the weekend.

"Provided that a conflict can be ended in one region, then undoubtedly additional conflicts can be ended as well, encompassing the Russian war," the President remarked, hailing Trump's "exceptional" Middle East peace initiative and calling for the US president to compel the Russian government into discussions.

Moscow's Assaults Kill Lives in the Country

Russian attacks on Ukraine resulted in the deaths of five people on Saturday and caused blackouts to sections of the south Odesa oblast, as stated by local sources.

A pair of individuals died inside a place of worship in the town when it was struck, according to local authorities.

In Russia's border region of Belgorod, a vehicle operator was lost his life by a Ukrainian strike, as stated by municipal sources.

Electricity Recovery Efforts in the Capital

Work continued on the weekend to repair energy infrastructure in Kyiv, after assaults.

Power had been returned to in excess of 800,000 citizens by Saturday and the biggest private energy company stated the primary efforts to recover electricity was complete though some outages continued.

Anti-Aircraft Efforts and UAV Jamming

Ukraine's defense forces downed or disrupted fifty-four of 78 total enemy drones sent targeting the country in the dark hours, the air force announced on Saturday.

Russia's defence ministry claimed it shot down forty-two UAVs from Ukraine over the country's airspace.

Cuban Government Refutes Accusations of Deploying Troops to the War

The Cuban government on Saturday rejected US claims it has provided military personnel to participate in the conflict in Ukraine, while stating Cuban authorities "do not have accurate details about individuals" engaged "voluntarily" or "in the military forces of both sides".

The foreign ministry in Havana stated 26 nationals had been sentenced to jail sentences varying between 5 to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since September 2023 when reports circulated of Cubans being sent to the frontlines in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Initiative Reports Data on Cuban Enlistment

The surrender initiative, a Ukrainian government initiative that urges adversaries to lay down arms, stated in spring: "Our information indicates the personal data of one thousand and twenty-eight individuals who enlisted with the Russian military in recently."

The Cuban authorities stated of Cuban nationals who might be participating: "There is no doubt that not a single one have the encouragement, allegiance, or consent of the government in Havana for their actions."

Family members of Cuban nationals who departed to Russia in 2023 informed international media at the time that their relatives had been tricked into joining through promotions on digital networks.