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Ukrainian UAVs have struck Russia's Bashneft refinery in the city of Ufa, positioned around 1,400 kilometers from Ukraine, causing explosions and a inferno, per a informed individual in the Ukrainian SBU.

This marks the latest SBU deep strike in the region in the last month. These strikes demonstrate that there are no safe places in the deep rear of the Russia.

Zelenskyy Calls On Trump to Broker Peace in Ukraine

The Ukrainian leader appealed to President Trump to mediate a ceasefire in the Ukrainian conflict during a telephone conversation on the weekend.

"When a war can be ended in a particular zone, then certainly further hostilities can be halted as well, covering the Russian war," the President said, hailing Trump's "outstanding" Gaza peace initiative and calling for the President to influence the Moscow into discussions.

Moscow's Strikes Claim Casualties in Ukraine

Russian attacks on Ukrainian territory resulted in the deaths of 5 individuals on Saturday and cut power to areas of Ukraine's south Odesa oblast, per Ukrainian officials.

Two people died in a place of worship in the town when it was struck, per regional officials.

In Russia's frontier area of the Belgorod region, a lorry operator was lost his life by a Ukrainian strike, as stated by regional authorities.

Power Recovery Work in the Capital

Work proceeded on the weekend to recover electricity in the Ukrainian capital, after assaults.

Electricity had been returned to over 800,000 inhabitants by Saturday and the largest utility provider said the main operations to recover electricity was concluded though certain disruptions continued.

Air Defence Efforts and UAV Interceptions

The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems downed or disrupted 54 out of seventy-eight Russian drones launched towards the country in the dark hours, the military announced on the weekend.

Russia's military authorities claimed it eliminated 42 Ukrainian drones over the country's airspace.

Cuban Government Refutes Allegations of Providing Troops to the War

Cuba on the weekend refuted US claims it has deployed troops to fight in the conflict in Ukraine, while stating Cuban authorities "lack accurate details about individuals" engaged "independently" or "in the military forces of the conflicting parties".

The government department in the capital said 26 Cuban citizens had been convicted to jail sentences varying between five to 14 years for mercenary activity since the autumn of 2023 when information spread of Cubans being dispatched to the frontlines in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Initiative Reveals Information on Cuban Recruitment

I Want to Live, a Ukrainian government program that encourages opposing fighters to give up, stated in spring: "Our information indicates the identities and information of one thousand and twenty-eight individuals who signed contracts with the Russian armed forces in recently."

The Cuban foreign ministry commented of Cubans who might be engaged: "There is no doubt that not a single one have the support, dedication, or authorization of the Cuban state for their actions."

Kin of Cuban nationals who traveled to the Russian Federation in 2023 reported to Agence France-Presse at the time that their relatives had been misled into enlisting through advertisements on social media.