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Ukraine's UAVs have struck Russia's oil refinery in the city of Ufa, located some 1,400 km from Ukraine, triggering detonations and a fire, per a insider in Ukraine's Security Service.

This constitutes the 3rd SBU long-range attack in the region in the past month. Such strikes demonstrate that there are no protected areas in the far hinterland of the Russian Federation.

Zelenskyy Urges US President to Broker Peace in the Conflict

President Zelenskyy urged Donald Trump to facilitate a truce in Ukraine during a phone call on the weekend.

"When a hostilities can be ended in a particular zone, then certainly further hostilities can be halted as well, including the Russian aggression," Zelenskyy said, praising the US President's "remarkable" Middle East truce proposal and calling for the President to pressure the Moscow into negotiations.

Russian Strikes Kill Lives in Ukraine

Moscow's assaults on Ukrainian territory killed at least 5 individuals on the weekend and caused blackouts to areas of the south Odesa area, per authorities in Ukraine.

Two people died inside a religious building in Kostyantynivka when it was struck, according to municipal sources.

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

Electricity Recovery Work in the Capital

Work carried on on the weekend to restore power in the Ukrainian capital, after Russian attacks.

Energy had been returned to in excess of 800,000 residents by the weekend and the largest power firm stated the primary work to restore power was concluded though some outages remained.

Anti-Aircraft Operations and Drone Jamming

Ukraine's anti-aircraft systems neutralized fifty-four of 78 UAVs from Russia sent against the country overnight, the aerial defense command reported on Saturday.

The Russian defence ministry said it shot down 42 enemy UAVs from Ukraine over the country's airspace.

Cuba Rejects Accusations of Providing Forces to Ukraine

Cuba on Saturday denied US assertions it has sent troops to participate in the Ukraine war, while declaring Cuban authorities "do not have exact details about individuals" participating "voluntarily" or "within the troops of the conflicting parties".

The foreign ministry in the capital announced twenty-six Cuban citizens had been convicted to jail sentences varying between five to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since last September when information emerged of Cuban nationals being dispatched to the frontlines in the conflict.

I Want to Live Project Reveals Details on Cuban National Involvement

The surrender initiative, a state program that urges opposing fighters to give up, stated in spring: "We have confirmed the personal data of one thousand and twenty-eight individuals who enlisted with the Russian military in recently."

The Cuban authorities stated of Cubans who might be engaged: "Undeniably that none of them have the backing, dedication, or authorization of the Cuban authorities for their activities."

Kin of Cuban nationals who traveled to the Russian Federation in 2023 told international media at the time that their relatives had been tricked into joining through ads on online platforms.