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Ukraine's UAVs have targeted Russia's Bashneft refinery in the city of Ufa, positioned some 1,400 kilometres from Ukraine, triggering blasts and a fire, according to a informed individual in the Ukrainian SBU.

This marks the latest intelligence far-reaching assault in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. Such operations demonstrate that there are no secure zones in the distant backlines of the Russia.

Ukrainian President Calls On Trump to Facilitate Truce in Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged President Trump to mediate a ceasefire in the Ukrainian conflict in a telephone conversation on Saturday.

"If a conflict can be halted in a single area, then certainly other wars can be stopped as well, covering the conflict with Russia," the President remarked, praising the US President's "outstanding" Gaza peace initiative and requesting the American leader to pressure the Kremlin into negotiations.

Moscow's Assaults Claim Victims in the Country

Strikes by Russia on Ukrainian territory claimed the lives of 5 individuals on the weekend and disrupted electricity to parts of the southern Odesa area, according to authorities in Ukraine.

Two people were killed within a place of worship in Kostyantynivka when it was struck, per local authorities.

In Russia's adjacent territory of Belgorod, a truck driver was fatally wounded by a attack from Ukraine, per local officials.

Power Recovery Operations in Kyiv

Work continued on the weekend to repair energy infrastructure in Kyiv, after assaults.

Electricity had been returned to over 800,000 inhabitants by the weekend and the major private energy company announced the primary efforts to repair the grid was finished though partial blackouts remained.

Anti-Aircraft Efforts and Drone Interceptions

Ukraine's defense forces downed or disrupted 54 out of 78 total enemy drones launched towards Ukraine overnight, the aerial defense command reported on Saturday.

The Russian defence ministry said it intercepted 42 UAVs from Ukraine over its own soil.

Cuba Rejects Allegations of Providing Forces to Ukraine

Cuba on Saturday rejected US assertions it has sent troops to fight in the conflict in Ukraine, while declaring officials in Havana "do not have precise details about citizens of Cuba" participating "independently" or "in the military forces of either party".

The ministry in Havana said 26 Cubans had been convicted to incarceration varying between five up to fourteen years for participating as mercenaries since September 2023 when reports spread of individuals being sent to the frontlines in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Program Reveals Details on Cuban National Recruitment

I Want to Live, a official Kyiv initiative that encourages adversaries to surrender, said in spring: "Our information indicates the names and personal details of one thousand and twenty-eight Cuban nationals who signed contracts with the Russian armed forces in the past two years."

The Cuban authorities said of Cubans who might be participating: "Undeniably that none of them have the backing, allegiance, or authorization of the Cuban authorities for their actions."

Relatives of Cuban nationals who traveled to the Russian Federation in 2023 reported to Agence France-Presse at the time that their family members had been tricked into joining through ads on digital networks.