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Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have hit Russia's oil refinery in the city of Ufa, situated some 1,400 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, triggering detonations and a blaze, per a informed individual in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This constitutes the 3rd Ukrainian security service far-reaching assault in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. These strikes show that there are no protected areas in the far hinterland of the Russian state.

Zelenskyy Calls On US President to Facilitate Peace in the Conflict

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

"If a hostilities can be ended in one region, then undoubtedly additional conflicts can be halted as well, covering the conflict with Russia," the President stated, hailing the US President's "exceptional" Middle East peace initiative and urging the American leader to compel the Moscow into negotiations.

Russian Assaults Kill Victims in Ukraine

Moscow's assaults on Ukraine killed at least five people on Saturday and caused blackouts to sections of the southern Odesa region, per local sources.

Two civilians died inside a church in the town when it was struck, as reported by local authorities.

In the Russian border region of the Belgorod region, a vehicle operator was lost his life by a Ukrainian strike, per local officials.

Energy Recovery Operations in Kyiv

Operations proceeded on the weekend to repair energy infrastructure in Kyiv, after assaults.

Electricity had been returned to over 800,000 inhabitants by the weekend and the largest private energy company announced the main work to repair the grid was concluded though some outages continued.

Air Defence Actions and Drone Interceptions

Ukraine's defense forces neutralized 54 of seventy-eight Russian drones deployed towards the country in the dark hours, the military reported on the weekend.

The Russian defence ministry said it intercepted 42 enemy UAVs from Ukraine over its own soil.

Cuban Government Rejects Accusations of Providing Soldiers to Ukraine

Havana on Saturday rejected US allegations it has deployed troops to participate in the Ukraine war, while declaring officials in Havana "do not have exact data about individuals" involved "on their own" or "as part of the armed units of the conflicting parties".

The ministry in Havana stated 26 Cubans had been sentenced to prison terms ranging from five to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since last September when news circulated of Cuban nationals being deployed to the front in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Program Discloses Information on Cuban National Recruitment

The program, a official Kyiv initiative that encourages opposing fighters to lay down arms, said in spring: "We reliably know the personal data of 1,028 individuals who entered into agreements with the Russian military in recently."

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

Relatives of individuals who left for Russia in the year reported to international media at the time that their relatives had been tricked into joining through ads on social media.