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Ukrainian drones have hit the Russian Bashneft refinery in the city of Ufa, located approximately 1,400 kilometers from Ukraine, resulting in explosions and a blaze, according to a insider in Ukraine's intelligence agency.

This marks the 3rd Ukrainian security service long-range attack in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. These attacks demonstrate that there are no safe places in the far hinterland of the Russia.

Zelenskyy Urges Trump to Mediate Ceasefire in the Conflict

The Ukrainian leader called on the US President to mediate a ceasefire in the Ukrainian conflict in a telephone conversation on the weekend.

"When a conflict can be halted in one region, then surely additional conflicts can be halted as well, including the Russian aggression," he remarked, hailing Trump's "exceptional" Middle East truce proposal and requesting the US president to compel the Russian government into discussions.

Russian Attacks Claim Lives in Ukraine

Strikes by Russia on Ukrainian territory claimed the lives of several civilians on the weekend and cut power to areas of Ukraine's south Odesa region, according to local sources.

A pair of individuals died inside a place of worship in the town when it was targeted, as reported by regional officials.

In the Russian adjacent territory of Belgorod, a lorry operator was fatally wounded by a attack from Ukraine, as stated by municipal sources.

Power Recovery Work in the Capital

Efforts proceeded on the weekend to restore power in Kyiv, after assaults.

Electricity had been returned to more than 800,000 residents by Saturday and the biggest power firm stated the primary work to restore power was concluded though certain disruptions remained.

Anti-Aircraft Actions and UAV Interceptions

The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems downed or disrupted fifty-four of 78 Russian drones sent targeting Ukraine in the dark hours, the aerial defense command announced on Saturday.

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

Cuba Rejects Allegations of Providing Troops to the War

Cuba on Saturday denied US allegations it has provided military personnel to fight in the conflict in Ukraine, while declaring the government "do not have precise details about citizens of Cuba" engaged "voluntarily" or "as part of the armed units of both sides".

The government department in Havana stated twenty-six Cuban citizens had been given prison terms to prison terms ranging from 5 to 14 years for mercenary involvement since September 2023 when reports circulated of Cubans being sent to the frontlines in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Initiative Reports Details on Cuban National Recruitment

The surrender initiative, a Ukrainian government initiative that encourages enemy combatants to give up, said in spring: "We reliably know the personal data of one thousand and twenty-eight Cuban nationals who entered into agreements with the Russian military in recently."

The government in Havana commented of those who might be engaged: "Undeniably that not a single one have the support, commitment, or authorization of the Cuban state for their actions."

Relatives of Cubans who departed to the Russian Federation in 2023 informed international media at the time that their family members had been misled into enlisting through advertisements on digital networks.