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Ukraine's unmanned aerial vehicles have targeted Russia's Bashneft refinery in Ufa, located around 1,400 kilometers from Ukraine, resulting in blasts and a blaze, according to a informed individual in Ukraine's SBU.

This constitutes the third Ukrainian security service deep strike in the region in the last month. These operations show that there are no safe places in the distant backlines of the Russian Federation.

Zelenskyy Appeals to US President to Mediate Ceasefire in Ukraine

The Ukrainian leader urged the US President to mediate a ceasefire in the Ukrainian conflict over a call on the weekend.

"When a conflict can be stopped in a particular zone, then undoubtedly additional conflicts can be halted as well, encompassing the Russian aggression," he remarked, praising Trump's "remarkable" Middle East truce proposal and urging the American leader to compel the Moscow into negotiations.

Moscow's Attacks Kill Casualties in the Country

Strikes by Russia on Ukrainian territory claimed the lives of 5 individuals on Saturday and disrupted electricity to sections of the southern Odesa oblast, as stated by Ukrainian officials.

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

In Russia's border region of the Belgorod region, a vehicle operator was fatally wounded by a Ukrainian strike, as stated by municipal sources.

Energy Recovery Operations in the Capital

Work continued on the weekend to recover electricity in Kyiv, after Russian attacks.

Power had been recovered to over 800,000 residents by Saturday and the major private energy company stated the primary efforts to recover electricity was finished though certain disruptions persisted.

Air Defence Efforts and Drone Downings

Ukraine's anti-aircraft systems downed or disrupted 54 of 78 Russian drones launched towards the country in the dark hours, the air force announced on Saturday.

The Russian military authorities claimed it shot down forty-two UAVs from Ukraine over its own soil.

Cuban Government Rejects Accusations of Deploying Forces to the War

The Cuban government on the weekend rejected US allegations it has sent troops to fight in the hostilities, while affirming officials in Havana "do not have exact data about Cuban nationals" engaged "voluntarily" or "in the military forces of the conflicting parties".

The foreign ministry in Havana said twenty-six nationals had been convicted to incarceration varying between five up to fourteen years for mercenary involvement since September 2023 when news circulated of Cuban nationals being deployed to the battlefield in the conflict.

I Want to Live Initiative Reveals Information on Cuban National Involvement

The program, a Ukrainian government initiative that urges enemy combatants to surrender, said in May: "We reliably know the names and personal details of over a thousand individuals who entered into agreements with the Russian military in 2023-2024."

The government in Havana stated of Cuban nationals who might be engaged: "It is irrefutable that not a single one possesses the backing, allegiance, or authorization of the government in Havana for their activities."

Family members of Cubans who left for Russia in the year informed international media at the time that their relatives had been misled into enlisting through promotions on digital networks.