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Ukraine's UAVs have struck Russia's oil refinery in Ufa, located approximately 1,400 kilometres from Ukraine, triggering blasts and a inferno, per a informed individual in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This marks the 3rd Ukrainian security service far-reaching assault in Bashkortostan in the past month. Such operations show that there are no secure zones in the far hinterland of the Russian Federation.

Ukrainian President Urges US President to Broker Peace in Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on President Trump to broker peace in Ukraine during a telephone conversation on Saturday.

"When a war can be stopped in one region, then certainly further hostilities can be stopped as well, encompassing the conflict with Russia," the President stated, praising Trump's "outstanding" Middle East ceasefire plan and calling for the American leader to influence the Russian government into negotiations.

Moscow's Attacks Take Lives in the Country

Moscow's assaults on Ukrainian territory claimed the lives of five people on Saturday and cut power to areas of Ukraine's south Odesa region, as stated by authorities in Ukraine.

Two civilians lost their lives inside a church in the town when it was struck, as reported by municipal sources.

In the Russian frontier area of Belgorod, a truck driver was lost his life by a attack from Ukraine, per municipal sources.

Electricity Restoration Operations in the Capital

Operations continued on the weekend to recover electricity in the Ukrainian capital, after assaults.

Electricity had been recovered to more than 800,000 citizens by the weekend and the biggest power firm said the main efforts to repair the grid was finished though partial blackouts remained.

Air Defence Efforts and Drone Jamming

The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems neutralized 54 of 78 total UAVs from Russia deployed towards the country in the dark hours, the air force said on the weekend.

Russia's military authorities said it intercepted 42 UAVs from Ukraine over the country's airspace.

Cuban Government Denies Accusations of Sending Troops to the War

The Cuban government on Saturday rejected American claims it has sent soldiers to participate in the hostilities, while affirming officials in Havana "are without exact information about citizens of Cuba" involved "voluntarily" or "as part of the armed units of the conflicting parties".

The foreign ministry in Havana stated twenty-six nationals had been sentenced to jail sentences ranging from five up to fourteen years for mercenary activity since last September when information spread of Cubans being dispatched to the front in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Project Discloses Details on Cuban National Involvement

The program, a state initiative that encourages enemy combatants to give up, said in spring: "We have confirmed the personal data of one thousand and twenty-eight Cuban nationals who entered into agreements with the Moscow's troops in the past two years."

The Cuban authorities commented of Cubans who might be participating: "Undeniably that none of them possesses the support, commitment, or authorization of the government in Havana for their involvement."

Kin of Cuban nationals who traveled to Russia in the year reported to Agence France-Presse at the time that their relatives had been tricked into joining through advertisements on online platforms.