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Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have hit Russia's oil refinery in the city of Ufa, situated some 1,400 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, causing blasts and a blaze, per a informed individual in Ukraine's SBU.

This marks the latest Ukrainian security service far-reaching assault in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. Such operations demonstrate that there are no protected areas in the deep rear of the Russia.

Ukrainian President Urges US President to Facilitate Peace in Ukraine

President Zelenskyy appealed to the US President to broker peace in Ukraine during a telephone conversation on Saturday.

"Provided that a conflict can be halted in a particular zone, then certainly additional conflicts can be ended as well, including the Russian aggression," he stated, praising Trump's "exceptional" Gaza peace initiative and calling for the US president to compel the Kremlin into talks.

Moscow's Attacks Claim Lives in Ukraine

Moscow's assaults on Ukrainian territory claimed the lives of several civilians on the weekend and cut power to sections of the southern Odesa oblast, as stated by authorities in Ukraine.

A pair of individuals were killed in a place of worship in Kostyantynivka when it was hit, per municipal sources.

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

Electricity Restoration Work in the Capital

Operations carried on on Saturday to recover electricity in Kyiv, after Russian attacks.

Energy had been restored to over 800,000 citizens by the weekend and the major utility provider stated the main work to repair the grid was complete though partial blackouts remained.

Air Defence Efforts and Drone Downings

Ukraine's defense forces intercepted or jammed 54 out of 78 enemy drones deployed towards Ukraine overnight, the aerial defense command reported on Saturday.

The Russian military authorities stated it shot down 42 enemy UAVs from Ukraine over its own soil.

Cuba Denies Claims of Deploying Troops to Ukraine

Havana on Saturday rejected US allegations it has deployed military personnel to fight in the conflict in Ukraine, while affirming Cuban authorities "lack accurate details about individuals" participating "voluntarily" or "in the military forces of the conflicting parties".

The government department in the capital stated 26 Cubans had been given prison terms to jail sentences ranging from 5 to 14 years for mercenary involvement since September 2023 when news emerged of individuals being dispatched to the front in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Initiative Reveals Information on Cuban Enlistment

I Want to Live, a Ukrainian government program that promotes enemy combatants to surrender, said in spring: "We have confirmed the names and personal details of 1,028 Cuban nationals who enlisted with the Moscow's troops in 2023-2024."

The Cuban foreign ministry said of Cuban nationals who might be participating: "Undeniably that none of them have the support, commitment, or consent of the Cuban state for their involvement."

Family members of individuals who left for the Russian Federation in 2023 informed news outlets at the time that their loved ones had been deceptively recruited through advertisements on online platforms.