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Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have struck Russia's oil refinery in Ufa, positioned around 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border, triggering blasts and a inferno, as reported by a insider in the Ukrainian SBU.

This marks the 3rd intelligence far-reaching assault in Bashkortostan in the past month. Those strikes demonstrate that there are no secure zones in the deep rear of the Russian Federation.

Zelenskyy Calls On Trump to Facilitate Ceasefire in the Conflict

The Ukrainian leader called on President Trump to broker peace in the Ukrainian conflict in a call on the weekend.

"If a conflict can be stopped in a particular zone, then surely further hostilities can be stopped as well, covering the conflict with Russia," he stated, commending Trump's "exceptional" Gaza peace initiative and calling for the President to compel the Russian government into negotiations.

Moscow's Attacks Take Lives in the Country

Russian attacks on Ukraine killed at least five people on Saturday and disrupted electricity to parts of Ukraine's southern Odesa oblast, as stated by Ukrainian officials.

Two people were killed inside a church in the town when it was struck, as reported by municipal sources.

In the Russian frontier area of the Belgorod region, a lorry operator was killed by a drone assault, per local officials.

Power Restoration Operations in Kyiv

Work continued on Saturday to recover electricity in Kyiv, after Russian attacks.

Power had been recovered to in excess of 800,000 residents by Saturday and the biggest utility provider said the primary efforts to repair the grid was concluded though partial blackouts persisted.

Anti-Aircraft Actions and UAV Jamming

The Ukrainian air defences intercepted or jammed 54 of 78 enemy drones sent towards Ukraine in the dark hours, the military reported on Saturday.

The Russian military authorities stated it eliminated 42 enemy drones over the country's airspace.

Cuba Rejects Claims of Deploying Forces to the War

Cuba on the weekend denied US allegations it has deployed military personnel to participate in the hostilities, while declaring the government "are without exact data about Cuban nationals" involved "on their own" or "as part of the armed units of either party".

The ministry in Havana said 26 Cuban citizens had been given prison terms to incarceration varying between five up to fourteen years for mercenary activity since September 2023 when reports emerged of individuals being dispatched to the front in the conflict.

I Want to Live Project Reports Details on Cuban National Enlistment

The surrender initiative, a Ukrainian government program that urges enemy combatants to give up, stated in May: "Our information indicates the names and personal details of one thousand and twenty-eight Cuban nationals who entered into agreements with the Moscow's troops in recently."

The Cuban authorities commented of those who might be participating: "It is irrefutable that not a single one possesses the support, allegiance, or consent of the Cuban state for their activities."

Kin of individuals who left for Russia in the year told news outlets at the time that their loved ones had been deceptively recruited through promotions on digital networks.