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Ukrainian drones have hit Russia's Bashneft refinery in the city of Ufa, located around 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border, resulting in explosions and a fire, as reported by a insider in Ukraine's intelligence agency.

This marks the third intelligence long-range attack in Bashkortostan in the last month. Those operations show that there are no safe places in the distant backlines of the Russian Federation.

Zelenskyy Urges Trump to Broker Ceasefire in the Conflict

President Zelenskyy urged President Trump to facilitate a truce in the Ukrainian conflict over a phone call on the weekend.

"If a conflict can be ended in a particular zone, then undoubtedly other wars can be halted as well, covering the conflict with Russia," Zelenskyy remarked, praising the US President's "remarkable" Middle East truce proposal and urging the American leader to influence the Kremlin into negotiations.

Moscow's Assaults Claim Lives in the Country

Russian attacks on Ukrainian territory resulted in the deaths of 5 individuals on Saturday and cut power to sections of the south Odesa oblast, as stated by authorities in Ukraine.

Two civilians lost their lives within a place of worship in the town when it was hit, per local authorities.

In Russia's border region of Belgorod, a truck driver was killed by a Ukrainian strike, according to municipal sources.

Power Repair Operations in the Capital

Operations continued on the weekend to recover electricity in the Ukrainian capital, after strikes by Moscow.

Electricity had been restored to in excess of 800,000 citizens by the weekend and the largest private energy company announced the main efforts to restore power was complete though partial blackouts persisted.

Anti-Aircraft Operations and UAV Downings

The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems neutralized 54 of seventy-eight UAVs from Russia deployed towards the country during the night, the military reported on the weekend.

Russia's defence ministry claimed it shot down forty-two drones over the country's airspace.

Cuban Government Denies Claims of Sending Forces to the War

Havana on Saturday rejected American allegations it has sent soldiers to engage in the Ukraine war, while declaring officials in Havana "do not have precise details about Cuban nationals" engaged "on their own" or "within the troops of either party".

The foreign ministry in Havana stated twenty-six nationals had been convicted to incarceration varying between five up to fourteen years for participating as mercenaries since last September when reports spread of Cuban nationals being dispatched to the frontlines in the conflict.

I Want to Live Initiative Reports Data on Cuban National Recruitment

The surrender initiative, a Ukrainian government project that encourages opposing fighters to surrender, said in spring: "We reliably know the personal data of over a thousand Cubans who enlisted with the Russian armed forces in 2023-2024."

The Cuban authorities said of Cuban nationals who might be engaged: "There is no doubt that none of them have the encouragement, dedication, or consent of the Cuban state for their involvement."

Relatives of Cuban nationals who traveled to Russia in 2023 informed news outlets at the time that their relatives had been misled into enlisting through promotions on digital networks.