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Ukraine's drones have hit the Russian oil refinery in Ufa, located some 1,400 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, triggering detonations and a inferno, per a informed individual in Ukraine's Security Service.

This represents the third intelligence deep strike in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. Such strikes illustrate that there are no safe places in the far hinterland of the Russia.

Ukrainian President Calls On Trump to Broker Peace in the Conflict

President Zelenskyy urged the US President to broker peace in the Ukrainian conflict over a telephone conversation on the weekend.

"Provided that a hostilities can be halted in one region, then undoubtedly additional conflicts can be ended as well, encompassing the Russian war," Zelenskyy remarked, commending Trump's "outstanding" Gaza ceasefire plan and urging the American leader to influence the Moscow into negotiations.

Moscow's Assaults Claim Lives in the Country

Strikes by Russia on Ukraine claimed the lives of several civilians on Saturday and cut power to parts of the south Odesa region, per Ukrainian officials.

Two people died inside a place of worship in the town when it was targeted, per local authorities.

In the Russian border region of Belgorod, a lorry operator was killed by a drone assault, according to municipal sources.

Power Repair Operations in Kyiv

Efforts carried on on the weekend to restore power in the Ukrainian capital, after Russian attacks.

Electricity had been recovered to in excess of 800,000 residents by the weekend and the biggest power firm said the key operations to recover electricity was concluded though partial blackouts remained.

Air Defence Operations and Drone Downings

The Ukrainian air defences downed or disrupted fifty-four of 78 total enemy drones sent against the country during the night, the aerial defense command said on the weekend.

The Russian military authorities claimed it eliminated 42 enemy drones over Russian territory.

Cuban Government Rejects Allegations of Providing Troops to Ukraine

Havana on Saturday refuted American allegations it has deployed soldiers to engage in the Ukraine war, while stating officials in Havana "do not have exact information about Cuban nationals" involved "voluntarily" or "in the military forces of the conflicting parties".

The ministry in Havana stated 26 Cuban citizens had been sentenced to incarceration from five up to fourteen years for participating as mercenaries since last September when information spread of Cubans being sent to the battlefield in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Initiative Reveals Data on Cuban Enlistment

The program, a official Kyiv initiative that promotes enemy combatants to give up, stated in May: "We reliably know the names and personal details of 1,028 Cuban nationals who signed contracts with the Russian armed forces in 2023-2024."

The Cuban foreign ministry said of those who might be involved: "It is irrefutable that not a single one have the support, allegiance, or authorization of the government in Havana for their actions."

Relatives of Cuban nationals who left for Russia in 2023 told news outlets at the time that their relatives had been deceptively recruited through ads on online platforms.