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Ukrainian drones have targeted the Russian Bashneft refinery in Ufa, positioned some 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border, resulting in blasts and a inferno, per a source in Ukraine's Security Service.

This constitutes the third SBU far-reaching assault in the region in the recent weeks. Those operations demonstrate that there are no safe places in the distant backlines of the Russian state.

Ukrainian President Urges US President to Facilitate Peace in the Conflict

President Zelenskyy called on Donald Trump to facilitate a truce in the Ukrainian conflict during a phone call on the weekend.

"When a war can be stopped in a particular zone, then certainly additional conflicts can be halted as well, covering the Russian war," Zelenskyy stated, commending the US President's "remarkable" Gaza peace initiative and requesting the US president to compel the Moscow into discussions.

Russian Assaults Take Lives in the Country

Moscow's assaults on Ukrainian territory claimed the lives of several civilians on the weekend and disrupted electricity to parts of Ukraine's southern Odesa area, as stated by authorities in Ukraine.

Two people were killed within a church in the town when it was targeted, per municipal sources.

In the Russian frontier area of the Belgorod region, a vehicle operator was killed by a Ukrainian strike, as stated by local officials.

Electricity Repair Work in Kyiv

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

Power had been recovered to in excess of 800,000 citizens by the weekend and the largest power firm stated the key efforts to recover electricity was complete though certain disruptions remained.

Anti-Aircraft Efforts and Drone Jamming

The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems neutralized fifty-four of 78 total Russian drones sent against Ukraine in the dark hours, the aerial defense command reported on the weekend.

The Russian military authorities claimed it intercepted 42 enemy UAVs from Ukraine over the country's airspace.

Cuba Rejects Claims of Sending Troops to the War

The Cuban government on Saturday denied US allegations it has deployed military personnel to engage in the hostilities, while declaring Cuban authorities "do not have precise information about Cuban nationals" involved "on their own" or "in the military forces of either party".

The government department in the capital announced twenty-six Cubans had been given prison terms to incarceration from five to 14 years for mercenary involvement since last September when information emerged of Cubans being sent to the frontlines in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Project Reports Information on Cuban National Enlistment

The surrender initiative, a Ukrainian government initiative that urges enemy combatants to give up, said in spring: "Our information indicates the names and personal details of over a thousand Cuban nationals who signed contracts with the Moscow's troops in 2023-2024."

The government in Havana said of Cubans who might be involved: "It is irrefutable that no individual possesses the backing, allegiance, or authorization of the government in Havana for their actions."

Kin of individuals who traveled to the Russian Federation in the year told news outlets at the time that their relatives had been deceptively recruited through promotions on social media.