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Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have targeted Russia's oil refinery in the city of Ufa, positioned approximately 1,400 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, triggering explosions and a fire, according to a insider in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This constitutes the third SBU long-range attack in Bashkortostan in the last month. Those operations demonstrate that there are no protected areas in the distant backlines of the Russia.

Zelenskyy Calls On US President to Facilitate Truce in Ukraine

The Ukrainian leader urged President Trump to facilitate a truce in the Ukrainian conflict during a call on Saturday.

"If a hostilities can be halted in one region, then surely additional conflicts can be ended as well, encompassing the Russian aggression," Zelenskyy remarked, commending the US President's "exceptional" Gaza peace initiative and calling for the American leader to influence the Russian government into talks.

Russian Assaults Claim Victims in Ukraine

Strikes by Russia on Ukrainian territory claimed the lives of several civilians on Saturday and cut power to parts of Ukraine's southern Odesa area, as stated by local sources.

A pair of individuals were killed within a church in the town when it was struck, per municipal sources.

In the Russian adjacent territory of Belgorod, a vehicle operator was fatally wounded by a drone assault, per municipal sources.

Energy Repair Efforts in the Capital

Efforts continued on the weekend to recover electricity in Kyiv, after assaults.

Power had been recovered to over 800,000 residents by the weekend and the largest power firm said the key work to repair the grid was complete though partial blackouts persisted.

Anti-Aircraft Operations and UAV Downings

The Ukrainian air defences downed or disrupted 54 of 78 UAVs from Russia launched targeting the country in the dark hours, the military announced on Saturday.

The Russian defense officials claimed it intercepted forty-two Ukrainian drones over the country's airspace.

Cuba Refutes Allegations of Deploying Soldiers to the War

Cuba on Saturday rejected US allegations it has sent troops to engage in the Ukraine war, while stating Cuban authorities "do not have exact information about citizens of Cuba" involved "independently" or "as part of the armed units of either party".

The foreign ministry in Havana announced twenty-six nationals had been convicted to prison terms varying between five to 14 years for mercenary involvement since last September when information emerged of Cuban nationals being dispatched to the frontlines in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Initiative Reveals Details on Cuban National Involvement

I Want to Live, a state program that encourages adversaries to give up, said in May: "We have confirmed the identities and information of one thousand and twenty-eight Cuban nationals who enlisted with the Russian armed forces in the past two years."

The government in Havana stated of Cubans who might be involved: "It is irrefutable that not a single one has the support, commitment, or approval of the government in Havana for their actions."

Kin of individuals who departed to the Russian Federation in the year reported to international media at the time that their family members had been deceptively recruited through ads on digital networks.