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Ukrainian drones have hit the Russian oil refinery in the city of Ufa, positioned some 1,400 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, causing blasts and a inferno, per a informed individual in Ukraine's SBU.

This represents the third SBU far-reaching assault in the region in the last month. Such operations show that there are no secure zones in the distant backlines of the Russian state.

Zelenskyy Urges US President to Facilitate Peace in the Conflict

President Zelenskyy called on Donald Trump to broker peace in the Ukrainian conflict during a phone call on Saturday.

"If a conflict can be stopped in a particular zone, then undoubtedly additional conflicts can be ended as well, encompassing the Russian aggression," the President said, commending the US President's "exceptional" Middle East ceasefire plan and urging the President to compel the Russian government into discussions.

Moscow's Strikes Claim Lives in the Country

Moscow's assaults on Ukrainian territory resulted in the deaths of 5 individuals on the weekend and caused blackouts to areas of the south Odesa region, per Ukrainian officials.

A pair of individuals died within a religious building in the town when it was hit, per regional officials.

In Russia's adjacent territory of the Belgorod region, a lorry operator was lost his life by a Ukrainian strike, per regional authorities.

Electricity Restoration Operations in the Capital

Operations carried on on Saturday to restore power in Kyiv, after strikes by Moscow.

Energy had been recovered to over 800,000 citizens by Saturday and the largest utility provider said the primary efforts to repair the grid was complete though partial blackouts persisted.

Air Defence Actions and Drone Downings

Ukraine's air defences intercepted or jammed 54 of 78 Russian drones launched targeting Ukraine during the night, the military announced on the weekend.

Russia's military authorities claimed it eliminated 42 UAVs from Ukraine over the country's airspace.

Cuba Rejects Allegations of Sending Forces to the War

Havana on Saturday refuted US claims it has deployed soldiers to fight in the conflict in Ukraine, while declaring the government "do not have accurate information about citizens of Cuba" participating "voluntarily" or "within the troops of the conflicting parties".

The government department in Havana stated 26 Cubans had been convicted to prison terms varying between five up to fourteen years for mercenary activity since last September when news emerged of individuals being sent to the front in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Initiative Reveals Information on Cuban National Enlistment

I Want to Live, a official Kyiv project that promotes adversaries to surrender, stated in May: "We reliably know the names and personal details of one thousand and twenty-eight Cuban nationals who enlisted with the Moscow's troops in 2023-2024."

The Cuban foreign ministry commented of those who might be engaged: "There is no doubt that not a single one possesses the support, allegiance, or authorization of the government in Havana for their activities."

Family members of Cubans who traveled to the Russian Federation in the year informed news outlets at the time that their family members had been misled into enlisting through ads on digital networks.