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Ukrainian drones have targeted the Russian Bashneft refinery in Ufa, located approximately 1,400 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, causing explosions and a blaze, as reported by a informed individual in the Ukrainian Security Service.

This represents the 3rd SBU far-reaching assault in the region in the past month. Those attacks demonstrate that there are no protected areas in the deep rear of the Russian Federation.

Zelenskyy Appeals to Trump to Mediate Truce in Ukraine

The Ukrainian leader appealed to the US President to broker peace in Ukraine over a call on the weekend.

"Provided that a conflict can be ended in a single area, then undoubtedly further hostilities can be stopped as well, including the conflict with Russia," Zelenskyy remarked, praising the US President's "exceptional" Middle East peace initiative and calling for the American leader to influence the Russian government into negotiations.

Russian Strikes Kill Casualties in Ukraine

Moscow's assaults on Ukrainian territory claimed the lives of several civilians on the weekend and caused blackouts to parts of Ukraine's southern Odesa area, as stated by local sources.

Two people were killed inside a religious building in the town when it was struck, according to local authorities.

In the Russian adjacent territory of Belgorod, a vehicle operator was killed by a Ukrainian strike, as stated by regional authorities.

Power Recovery Efforts in Kyiv

Efforts carried on on Saturday to restore power in the Ukrainian capital, after strikes by Moscow.

Electricity had been restored to in excess of 800,000 citizens by the weekend and the biggest private energy company said the primary efforts to repair the grid was finished though partial blackouts continued.

Air Defence Operations and Drone Interceptions

Ukraine's defense forces intercepted or jammed 54 out of 78 total Russian drones sent against Ukraine during the night, the military said on Saturday.

The Russian military authorities claimed it shot down 42 drones over Russian territory.

Cuba Refutes Allegations of Deploying Forces to the War

Havana on Saturday denied US assertions it has provided troops to fight in the hostilities, while stating Cuban authorities "lack precise details about Cuban nationals" participating "voluntarily" or "in the military forces of the conflicting parties".

The government department in the capital announced 26 Cuban citizens had been given prison terms to jail sentences ranging from five up to fourteen years for mercenary involvement since the autumn of 2023 when information spread of Cubans being sent to the battlefield in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Project Reveals Data on Cuban Enlistment

The surrender initiative, a official Kyiv project that encourages opposing fighters to lay down arms, said in spring: "Our information indicates the identities and information of 1,028 Cuban nationals who entered into agreements with the Moscow's troops in the past two years."

The Cuban foreign ministry stated of Cubans who might be participating: "It is irrefutable that not a single one have the backing, commitment, or authorization of the Cuban authorities for their activities."

Kin of Cuban nationals who left for the Russian Federation in the year told news outlets at the time that their family members had been deceptively recruited through ads on digital networks.