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Ukrainian drones have hit the Russian oil refinery in the city of Ufa, situated around 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border, causing detonations and a inferno, per a source in the Ukrainian Security Service.

This marks the latest intelligence deep strike in the region in the last month. Those strikes demonstrate that there are no protected areas in the deep rear of the Russia.

Ukrainian President Appeals to US President to Facilitate Ceasefire in the Conflict

President Zelenskyy appealed to President Trump to broker peace in the Ukrainian conflict over a call on the weekend.

"If a war can be halted in a single area, then undoubtedly other wars can be stopped as well, including the Russian aggression," he said, commending the US President's "exceptional" Middle East peace initiative and calling for the US president to compel the Kremlin into negotiations.

Russian Attacks Kill Victims in Ukraine

Russian attacks on Ukraine killed at least five people on the weekend and caused blackouts to parts of the south Odesa area, according to local sources.

A pair of individuals lost their lives inside a religious building in the town when it was hit, per municipal sources.

In the Russian border region of the Belgorod region, a vehicle operator was killed by a attack from Ukraine, according to municipal sources.

Power Restoration Work in Kyiv

Work proceeded on Saturday to repair energy infrastructure in Kyiv, after Russian attacks.

Electricity had been recovered to over 800,000 inhabitants by the weekend and the biggest power firm said the primary efforts to repair the grid was finished though certain disruptions persisted.

Air Defence Actions and Drone Downings

Ukraine's air defences intercepted or jammed 54 out of 78 total UAVs from Russia launched against Ukraine in the dark hours, the air force said on the weekend.

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

Cuba Rejects Accusations of Sending Soldiers to the War

The Cuban government on Saturday rejected American claims it has deployed military personnel to engage in the hostilities, while affirming officials in Havana "do not have accurate information about Cuban nationals" participating "on their own" or "within the troops of both sides".

The government department in Havana announced 26 nationals had been sentenced to prison terms from five up to fourteen years for participating as mercenaries since last September when reports spread of individuals being dispatched to the frontlines in the conflict.

I Want to Live Initiative Discloses Information on Cuban Recruitment

The program, a official Kyiv project that promotes enemy combatants to lay down arms, said in spring: "Our information indicates the identities and information of one thousand and twenty-eight Cuban nationals who signed contracts with the Russian armed forces in 2023-2024."

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

Family members of individuals who departed to the Russian Federation in the year reported to news outlets at the time that their family members had been tricked into joining through promotions on online platforms.