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Ukraine's drones have struck Russia's oil refinery in the city of Ufa, positioned approximately 1,400 kilometres from Ukraine, causing blasts and a inferno, according to a insider in Ukraine's intelligence agency.

This constitutes the 3rd Ukrainian security service deep strike in the region in the recent weeks. Such strikes show that there are no secure zones in the distant backlines of the Russia.

Zelenskyy Appeals to US President to Facilitate Truce in Ukraine

The Ukrainian leader urged Donald Trump to broker peace in the Ukrainian conflict over a telephone conversation on Saturday.

"If a war can be stopped in a single area, then undoubtedly other wars can be halted as well, covering the conflict with Russia," Zelenskyy stated, commending the US President's "remarkable" Middle East ceasefire plan and urging the US president to influence the Moscow into talks.

Moscow's Assaults Take Casualties in Ukraine

Russian attacks on Ukraine resulted in the deaths of 5 individuals on the weekend and cut power to parts of the southern Odesa oblast, per Ukrainian officials.

A pair of individuals died in a church in the town when it was hit, according to local authorities.

In Russia's adjacent territory of the Belgorod region, a vehicle operator was killed by a drone assault, as stated by local officials.

Energy Recovery Operations in the Capital

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

Electricity had been restored to in excess of 800,000 residents by Saturday and the biggest power firm announced the key work to restore power was finished though certain disruptions remained.

Air Defence Efforts and UAV Interceptions

Ukraine's air defences intercepted or jammed 54 of 78 total enemy drones launched against the country during the night, the aerial defense command announced on the weekend.

The Russian military authorities said it intercepted 42 Ukrainian drones over its own soil.

Cuban Government Rejects Claims of Deploying Troops to the War

Havana on Saturday denied American allegations it has provided soldiers to participate in the hostilities, while affirming Cuban authorities "are without precise information about individuals" engaged "independently" or "in the military forces of either party".

The foreign ministry in the capital announced 26 nationals had been convicted to prison terms varying between 5 to 14 years for mercenary activity since last September when news spread of individuals being dispatched to the frontlines in the conflict.

I Want to Live Program Discloses Details on Cuban Recruitment

The surrender initiative, a state initiative that promotes opposing fighters to lay down arms, said in spring: "We have confirmed the personal data of one thousand and twenty-eight individuals who entered into agreements with the Russian military in the past two years."

The government in Havana said of those who might be engaged: "It is irrefutable that no individual have the encouragement, dedication, or consent of the Cuban state for their activities."

Relatives of Cuban nationals who left for Russia in 2023 reported to Agence France-Presse at the time that their relatives had been misled into enlisting through advertisements on online platforms.