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Ukraine's UAVs have targeted Russia's Bashneft refinery in the city of Ufa, located some 1,400 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, resulting in blasts and a blaze, according to a insider in Ukraine's SBU.

This constitutes the third intelligence long-range attack in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. Such attacks show that there are no secure zones in the far hinterland of the Russia.

Ukrainian President Appeals to Trump to Mediate Peace in the Conflict

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

"If a hostilities can be stopped in one region, then certainly other wars can be halted as well, covering the Russian war," Zelenskyy stated, praising Trump's "exceptional" Middle East ceasefire plan and calling for the President to pressure the Russian government into negotiations.

Moscow's Assaults Take Lives in Ukraine

Russian attacks on Ukrainian territory claimed the lives of 5 individuals on the weekend and disrupted electricity to parts of the south Odesa region, according to authorities in Ukraine.

Two people lost their lives within a church in Kostyantynivka when it was targeted, according to regional officials.

In Russia's border region of Belgorod, a vehicle operator was lost his life by a attack from Ukraine, according to municipal sources.

Energy Restoration Work in Kyiv

Work proceeded on the weekend to restore power in the Ukrainian capital, after Russian attacks.

Power had been restored to in excess of 800,000 residents by the weekend and the biggest utility provider stated the main operations to repair the grid was finished though partial blackouts persisted.

Air Defence Efforts and UAV Downings

Ukraine's air defences downed or disrupted 54 out of 78 total enemy drones sent against the country in the dark hours, the military reported on Saturday.

Russia's military authorities said it intercepted 42 drones over Russian territory.

Cuban Government Rejects Accusations of Deploying Soldiers to Ukraine

The Cuban government on the weekend rejected US allegations it has sent military personnel to participate in the hostilities, while stating officials in Havana "lack exact details about individuals" engaged "independently" or "in the military forces of the conflicting parties".

The foreign ministry in the capital said twenty-six Cubans had been sentenced to incarceration ranging from 5 to 14 years for mercenary involvement since the autumn of 2023 when reports circulated of individuals being sent to the battlefield in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Initiative Reports Details on Cuban National Recruitment

The surrender initiative, a official Kyiv project that urges adversaries to give up, stated in spring: "We have confirmed the personal data of over a thousand Cubans who entered into agreements with the Russian military in recently."

The government in Havana said of those who might be involved: "There is no doubt that none of them possesses the backing, dedication, or approval of the Cuban state for their actions."

Relatives of individuals who traveled to the Russian Federation in the year reported to news outlets at the time that their relatives had been deceptively recruited through promotions on digital networks.