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Ukrainian drones have struck the Russian oil refinery in the city of Ufa, located approximately 1,400 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, resulting in explosions and a inferno, according to a source in the Ukrainian SBU.

This constitutes the latest Ukrainian security service deep strike in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. These operations illustrate that there are no secure zones in the far hinterland of the Russian Federation.

Zelenskyy Urges Trump to Broker Ceasefire in the Conflict

President Zelenskyy urged Donald Trump to facilitate a truce in Ukraine in a telephone conversation on the weekend.

"Provided that a hostilities can be stopped in a single area, then undoubtedly other wars can be stopped as well, covering the conflict with Russia," he stated, praising Trump's "exceptional" Middle East truce proposal and urging the US president to influence the Kremlin into discussions.

Moscow's Strikes Claim Lives in the Country

Strikes by Russia on Ukraine resulted in the deaths of five people on Saturday and disrupted electricity to areas of the south Odesa area, per Ukrainian officials.

Two civilians died within a place of worship in Kostyantynivka when it was struck, according to municipal sources.

In the Russian border region of the Belgorod region, a lorry operator was fatally wounded by a attack from Ukraine, per regional authorities.

Electricity Repair Operations in the Capital

Efforts proceeded on the weekend to recover electricity in the Ukrainian capital, after strikes by Moscow.

Electricity had been returned to more than 800,000 inhabitants by Saturday and the major utility provider stated the key work to restore power was concluded though partial blackouts persisted.

Air Defence Efforts and UAV Jamming

The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems neutralized fifty-four of seventy-eight UAVs from Russia deployed towards the country in the dark hours, the air force said on Saturday.

Russia's defense officials stated it intercepted forty-two drones over the country's airspace.

Cuban Government Rejects Claims of Sending Soldiers to the War

The Cuban government on Saturday denied American allegations it has sent troops to fight in the conflict in Ukraine, while affirming officials in Havana "lack accurate information about individuals" involved "voluntarily" or "as part of the armed units of both sides".

The ministry in the capital said twenty-six nationals had been given prison terms to jail sentences from five up to fourteen years for mercenary activity since September 2023 when news emerged of individuals being dispatched to the battlefield in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Program Reveals Information on Cuban National Enlistment

I Want to Live, a official Kyiv program that encourages enemy combatants to surrender, reported in spring: "We have confirmed the personal data of over a thousand individuals who enlisted with the Moscow's troops in 2023-2024."

The Cuban foreign ministry stated of Cuban nationals who might be involved: "It is irrefutable that no individual has the backing, commitment, or consent of the Cuban authorities for their involvement."

Relatives of Cuban nationals who traveled to the Russian Federation in 2023 informed international media at the time that their family members had been deceptively recruited through promotions on social media.