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Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have struck Russia's Bashneft refinery in the city of Ufa, positioned approximately 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border, causing explosions and a inferno, as reported by a source in Ukraine's Security Service.

This represents the 3rd SBU deep strike in the region in the last month. Those operations demonstrate that there are no safe places in the far hinterland of the Russian Federation.

Zelenskyy Urges Trump to Mediate Peace in Ukraine

The Ukrainian leader appealed to President Trump to facilitate a truce in the Ukrainian conflict during a phone call on Saturday.

"If a war can be halted in a particular zone, then undoubtedly other wars can be stopped as well, encompassing the conflict with Russia," the President said, commending the US President's "exceptional" Middle East peace initiative and urging the American leader to influence the Kremlin into talks.

Moscow's Assaults Kill Casualties in the Country

Moscow's assaults on Ukrainian territory killed at least 5 individuals on the weekend and caused blackouts to parts of Ukraine's southern Odesa region, per local sources.

A pair of individuals died within a place of worship in Kostyantynivka when it was struck, per municipal sources.

In the Russian border region of Belgorod, a vehicle operator was killed by a drone assault, as stated by local officials.

Energy Recovery Work in Kyiv

Operations continued on the weekend to recover electricity in Kyiv, after Russian attacks.

Energy had been restored to more than 800,000 inhabitants by the weekend and the biggest private energy company announced the main operations to repair the grid was concluded though certain disruptions persisted.

Anti-Aircraft Operations and Drone Downings

The Ukrainian air defences neutralized 54 of seventy-eight Russian drones sent towards the country during the night, the air force reported on the weekend.

The Russian defence ministry claimed it intercepted 42 enemy Ukrainian drones over its own soil.

Cuba Rejects Allegations of Deploying Troops to Ukraine

The Cuban government on the weekend denied US assertions it has sent soldiers to fight in the conflict in Ukraine, while affirming the government "lack accurate details about Cuban nationals" involved "voluntarily" or "within the troops of either party".

The ministry in Havana said 26 Cuban citizens had been given prison terms to prison terms from five up to fourteen years for mercenary activity since last September when information spread of Cuban nationals being deployed to the battlefield in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Project Reveals Data on Cuban Enlistment

The surrender initiative, a official Kyiv project that urges adversaries to give up, said in spring: "We have confirmed the personal data of over a thousand Cuban nationals who signed contracts with the Russian armed forces in recently."

The Cuban authorities said of Cubans who might be engaged: "There is no doubt that not a single one have the encouragement, commitment, or authorization of the government in Havana for their involvement."

Relatives of Cuban nationals who departed to Russia in 2023 told news outlets at the time that their family members had been tricked into joining through ads on digital networks.