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Ukraine's drones have targeted the Russian oil refinery in the city of Ufa, located around 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border, resulting in explosions and a inferno, per a informed individual in Ukraine's intelligence agency.

This marks the third intelligence long-range attack in the region in the past month. These operations show that there are no safe places in the deep rear of the Russia.

Ukrainian President Appeals to Trump to Broker Truce in Ukraine

President Zelenskyy urged Donald Trump to mediate a ceasefire in the Ukrainian conflict in a phone call on Saturday.

"When a conflict can be halted in a particular zone, then surely other wars can be halted as well, covering the Russian war," the President said, commending Trump's "exceptional" Gaza truce proposal and requesting the US president to pressure the Moscow into talks.

Moscow's Assaults Claim Lives in the Country

Strikes by Russia on Ukrainian territory resulted in the deaths of several civilians on Saturday and cut power to areas of the southern Odesa area, according to authorities in Ukraine.

Two people lost their lives in a place of worship in the town when it was targeted, as reported by regional officials.

In Russia's frontier area of Belgorod, a vehicle operator was killed by a drone assault, per regional authorities.

Electricity Restoration Operations in the Capital

Work carried on on the weekend to repair energy infrastructure in Kyiv, after assaults.

Power had been returned to over 800,000 inhabitants by Saturday and the major utility provider stated the primary operations to repair the grid was complete though some outages remained.

Air Defence Efforts and Drone Jamming

The Ukrainian defense forces downed or disrupted fifty-four of 78 total UAVs from Russia deployed towards the country during the night, the aerial defense command announced on the weekend.

The Russian defense officials said it eliminated 42 enemy drones over Russian territory.

Cuba Denies Allegations of Deploying Troops to Ukraine

The Cuban government on the weekend denied American assertions it has sent troops to fight in the hostilities, while affirming the government "do not have exact data about individuals" involved "voluntarily" or "in the military forces of either party".

The government department in Havana stated twenty-six Cuban citizens had been convicted to jail sentences ranging from 5 to 14 years for mercenary activity since the autumn of 2023 when reports circulated of individuals being dispatched to the battlefield in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Initiative Discloses Data on Cuban National Enlistment

The program, a state program that promotes enemy combatants to lay down arms, said in May: "Our information indicates the personal data of over a thousand Cubans who entered into agreements with the Russian military in 2023-2024."

The Cuban authorities commented of Cubans who might be engaged: "It is irrefutable that not a single one possesses the backing, commitment, or authorization of the Cuban state for their activities."

Kin of Cubans who left for the Russian Federation in 2023 told Agence France-Presse at the time that their relatives had been tricked into joining through ads on social media.