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Ukraine's UAVs have hit the Russian Bashneft refinery in Ufa, positioned around 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border, triggering detonations and a inferno, as reported by a source in Ukraine's SBU.

This constitutes the latest Ukrainian security service far-reaching assault in the region in the past month. These operations demonstrate that there are no safe places in the deep rear of the Russian state.

Ukrainian President Urges US President to Mediate Ceasefire in Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to Donald Trump to mediate a ceasefire in the Ukrainian conflict in a phone call on the weekend.

"If a hostilities can be halted in one region, then surely other wars can be ended as well, encompassing the Russian war," Zelenskyy remarked, commending the US President's "exceptional" Middle East peace initiative and urging the US president to pressure the Kremlin into talks.

Moscow's Attacks Claim Casualties in Ukraine

Moscow's assaults on Ukraine resulted in the deaths of five people on the weekend and cut power to parts of Ukraine's southern Odesa region, per authorities in Ukraine.

Two civilians were killed in a place of worship in the town when it was targeted, according to local authorities.

In the Russian adjacent territory of Belgorod, a lorry operator was lost his life by a attack from Ukraine, according to local officials.

Electricity Recovery Operations in the Capital

Operations carried on on the weekend to recover electricity in the Ukrainian capital, after Russian attacks.

Power had been recovered to in excess of 800,000 citizens by Saturday and the biggest power firm stated the key operations to restore power was concluded though partial blackouts remained.

Air Defence Actions and Drone Jamming

Ukraine's air defences downed or disrupted 54 of seventy-eight Russian drones deployed towards the country overnight, the aerial defense command reported on Saturday.

The Russian defense officials stated it eliminated 42 enemy Ukrainian drones over the country's airspace.

Cuban Government Refutes Claims of Providing Forces to the War

The Cuban government on the weekend denied US assertions it has deployed soldiers to participate in the Ukraine war, while affirming the government "are without precise details about Cuban nationals" participating "voluntarily" or "as part of the armed units of either party".

The ministry in Havana said 26 Cubans had been convicted to incarceration varying between 5 to 14 years for mercenary activity since September 2023 when reports circulated of Cubans being sent to the front in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Program Reveals Information on Cuban Enlistment

I Want to Live, a official Kyiv program that promotes enemy combatants to give up, reported in spring: "We reliably know the names and personal details of 1,028 Cubans who enlisted with the Russian armed forces in the past two years."

The Cuban authorities commented of Cubans who might be participating: "Undeniably that none of them have the support, dedication, or approval of the Cuban state for their involvement."

Kin of individuals who departed to Russia in 2023 informed Agence France-Presse at the time that their family members had been tricked into joining through ads on digital networks.