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Ukrainian drones have struck the Russian oil refinery in Ufa, situated approximately 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border, resulting in detonations and a blaze, per a informed individual in the Ukrainian SBU.

This represents the 3rd SBU far-reaching assault in Bashkortostan in the last month. Those attacks show that there are no safe places in the deep rear of the Russian Federation.

Zelenskyy Calls On Trump to Broker Truce in Ukraine

President Zelenskyy appealed to Donald Trump to facilitate a truce in the Ukrainian conflict in a telephone conversation on the weekend.

"If a war can be stopped in a single area, then undoubtedly further hostilities can be ended as well, covering the Russian aggression," he stated, hailing the US President's "outstanding" Gaza truce proposal and calling for the President to pressure the Russian government into negotiations.

Moscow's Assaults Take Victims in Ukraine

Strikes by Russia on Ukraine resulted in the deaths of several civilians on Saturday and disrupted electricity to parts of the south Odesa oblast, as stated by local sources.

Two people lost their lives inside a place of worship in Kostyantynivka when it was targeted, according to local authorities.

In the Russian frontier area of the Belgorod region, a truck driver was lost his life by a attack from Ukraine, according to local officials.

Power Recovery Efforts in the Capital

Work continued on Saturday to repair energy infrastructure in Kyiv, after strikes by Moscow.

Electricity had been restored to more than 800,000 residents by the weekend and the biggest utility provider stated the main work to restore power was concluded though certain disruptions remained.

Air Defence Operations and Drone Jamming

Ukraine's anti-aircraft systems intercepted or jammed fifty-four of 78 total UAVs from Russia sent towards the country in the dark hours, the military reported on Saturday.

Russia's defence ministry said it eliminated 42 drones over the country's airspace.

Cuba Rejects Claims of Deploying Forces to Ukraine

The Cuban government on Saturday denied American assertions it has provided troops to fight in the conflict in Ukraine, while stating the government "are without accurate details about individuals" participating "on their own" or "in the military forces of both sides".

The ministry in the capital announced 26 Cuban citizens had been convicted to jail sentences varying between five up to fourteen years for mercenary involvement since September 2023 when information emerged of individuals being deployed to the frontlines in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Program Reveals Information on Cuban National Involvement

The surrender initiative, a official Kyiv program that encourages enemy combatants to surrender, 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 2023-2024."

The government in Havana said of Cubans who might be engaged: "There is no doubt that no individual possesses the support, dedication, or approval of the Cuban authorities for their actions."

Relatives of Cubans who traveled to the Russian Federation in 2023 told news outlets at the time that their relatives had been deceptively recruited through advertisements on social media.