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Ukraine's drones have struck Russia's oil refinery in Ufa, situated around 1,400 kilometres from Ukraine, resulting in blasts and a inferno, per a source in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This constitutes the third intelligence deep strike in the region in the last month. Such operations demonstrate that there are no protected areas in the far hinterland of the Russia.

Zelenskyy Appeals to US President to Facilitate Peace in Ukraine

President Zelenskyy appealed to President Trump to facilitate a truce in Ukraine during a phone call on Saturday.

"When a hostilities can be ended in one region, then surely additional conflicts can be halted as well, covering the Russian aggression," he stated, hailing Trump's "exceptional" Middle East truce proposal and calling for the President to compel the Russian government into talks.

Moscow's Strikes Kill Victims in the Country

Strikes by Russia on Ukraine resulted in the deaths of 5 individuals on Saturday and cut power to areas of Ukraine's southern Odesa region, as stated by authorities in Ukraine.

Two people died within a religious building in the town when it was struck, per local authorities.

In Russia's adjacent territory of Belgorod, a truck driver was lost his life by a Ukrainian strike, according to regional authorities.

Energy Repair Operations in Kyiv

Work proceeded on Saturday to repair energy infrastructure in Kyiv, after strikes by Moscow.

Electricity had been returned to in excess of 800,000 citizens by the weekend and the biggest private energy company stated the key operations to repair the grid was finished though some outages remained.

Anti-Aircraft Actions and Drone Interceptions

The Ukrainian defense forces intercepted or jammed fifty-four of 78 total Russian drones deployed targeting the country in the dark hours, the aerial defense command reported on the weekend.

The Russian military authorities stated it shot down 42 Ukrainian drones over Russian territory.

Cuba Refutes Accusations of Sending Troops to the War

Havana on the weekend refuted US assertions it has sent troops to engage in the hostilities, while affirming the government "are without accurate information about individuals" engaged "voluntarily" or "in the military forces of both sides".

The ministry in Havana announced 26 nationals had been convicted to prison terms varying between 5 to 14 years for mercenary activity since the autumn of 2023 when news emerged of Cuban nationals being deployed to the frontlines in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Initiative Reports Information on Cuban National Enlistment

The surrender initiative, a Ukrainian government initiative that urges opposing fighters to give up, said in spring: "We reliably know the identities and information of one thousand and twenty-eight Cuban nationals who enlisted with the Russian military in recently."

The Cuban authorities commented of Cubans who might be involved: "There is no doubt that none of them has the encouragement, allegiance, or approval of the government in Havana for their actions."

Relatives of individuals who traveled to Russia in the year told Agence France-Presse at the time that their loved ones had been deceptively recruited through ads on social media.