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Ukraine's drones have hit the Russian oil refinery in Ufa, located around 1,400 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, causing explosions and a inferno, according to a source in Ukraine's Security Service.

This constitutes the latest intelligence long-range attack in the region in the last month. These attacks demonstrate that there are no secure zones in the far hinterland of the Russian state.

Ukrainian President Calls On US President to Facilitate Peace in the Conflict

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

"Provided that a conflict can be ended in a particular zone, then certainly additional conflicts can be halted as well, covering the conflict with Russia," the President remarked, commending Trump's "outstanding" Middle East truce proposal and requesting the US president to compel the Russian government into negotiations.

Russian Strikes Kill Lives in the Country

Moscow's assaults on Ukraine resulted in the deaths of five people on the weekend and disrupted electricity to parts of Ukraine's south Odesa region, as stated by authorities in Ukraine.

A pair of individuals lost their lives within a religious building in Kostyantynivka when it was hit, according to regional officials.

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

Energy Repair Work in Kyiv

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

Energy had been restored to more than 800,000 residents by the weekend and the major private energy company stated the main efforts to recover electricity was complete though some outages remained.

Air Defence Efforts and Drone Jamming

The Ukrainian defense forces downed or disrupted 54 out of 78 enemy drones deployed targeting Ukraine overnight, the aerial defense command reported on Saturday.

Russia's military authorities said it intercepted 42 enemy UAVs from Ukraine over its own soil.

Cuban Government Refutes Accusations of Providing Forces to the War

Havana on the weekend denied US allegations it has deployed soldiers to participate in the conflict in Ukraine, while stating the government "lack exact details about citizens of Cuba" engaged "on their own" or "in the military forces of either party".

The foreign ministry in the capital announced 26 Cubans had been given prison terms to jail sentences ranging from 5 to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since September 2023 when news circulated of Cubans being sent to the frontlines in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Project Discloses Information on Cuban National Involvement

I Want to Live, a official Kyiv initiative that encourages opposing fighters to lay down arms, said in spring: "We reliably know the names and personal details of 1,028 Cubans who signed contracts with the Russian military in 2023-2024."

The Cuban foreign ministry commented of those who might be participating: "There is no doubt that not a single one possesses the backing, dedication, or approval of the Cuban authorities for their actions."

Kin of individuals who departed to Russia in the year reported to news outlets at the time that their relatives had been misled into enlisting through advertisements on online platforms.