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Ukraine's UAVs have struck Russia's Bashneft refinery in the city of Ufa, positioned approximately 1,400 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, triggering blasts and a fire, per a informed individual in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This marks the third intelligence long-range attack in Bashkortostan in the past month. Such operations illustrate that there are no protected areas in the distant backlines of the Russian Federation.

Zelenskyy Calls On Trump to Mediate Ceasefire in the Conflict

The Ukrainian leader appealed to Donald Trump to broker peace in Ukraine in a phone call on the weekend.

"When a conflict can be ended in one region, then certainly other wars can be stopped as well, encompassing the conflict with Russia," Zelenskyy said, praising Trump's "outstanding" Middle East ceasefire plan and urging the US president to influence the Moscow into talks.

Moscow's Assaults Take Victims in the Country

Moscow's assaults on Ukrainian territory claimed the lives of several civilians on Saturday and caused blackouts to areas of the south Odesa area, according to authorities in Ukraine.

Two civilians lost their lives within a church in Kostyantynivka when it was targeted, per municipal sources.

In the Russian frontier area of Belgorod, a truck driver was lost his life by a drone assault, according to municipal sources.

Energy Recovery Operations in the Capital

Work proceeded on the weekend to restore power in Kyiv, after assaults.

Electricity had been restored to in excess of 800,000 residents by Saturday and the biggest private energy company announced the primary work to restore power was complete though certain disruptions persisted.

Air Defence Efforts and UAV Downings

The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems intercepted or jammed fifty-four of seventy-eight enemy drones deployed towards the country overnight, the air force announced on Saturday.

Russia's military authorities said it eliminated 42 Ukrainian drones over Russian territory.

Cuba Rejects Allegations of Deploying Forces to the War

The Cuban government on Saturday refuted US claims it has sent soldiers to engage in the Ukraine war, while stating the government "are without exact data about individuals" involved "independently" or "as part of the armed units of both sides".

The ministry in Havana announced 26 Cuban citizens had been convicted to prison terms from 5 to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since September 2023 when reports emerged of individuals being sent to the front in the conflict.

I Want to Live Initiative Discloses Information on Cuban Recruitment

I Want to Live, a state program that promotes enemy combatants to lay down arms, said in spring: "We have confirmed the personal data of over a thousand individuals who signed contracts with the Russian military in recently."

The government in Havana stated of Cubans who might be involved: "There is no doubt that not a single one possesses the encouragement, commitment, or authorization of the government in Havana for their actions."

Kin of individuals who left for Russia in 2023 informed news outlets at the time that their loved ones had been misled into enlisting through advertisements on digital networks.