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Ukrainian UAVs have targeted Russia's oil refinery in the city of Ufa, located around 1,400 kilometers from Ukraine, causing explosions and a inferno, per a insider in Ukraine's Security Service.

This represents the latest SBU long-range attack in the region in the past month. These attacks demonstrate that there are no protected areas in the distant backlines of the Russia.

Ukrainian President Appeals to Trump to Broker Ceasefire in Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to the US President to broker peace in the Ukrainian conflict over a call on the weekend.

"When a conflict can be halted in one region, then undoubtedly additional conflicts can be ended as well, encompassing the Russian aggression," Zelenskyy stated, commending the US President's "outstanding" Middle East truce proposal and requesting the American leader to pressure the Russian government into negotiations.

Moscow's Strikes Kill Lives in the Country

Moscow's assaults on Ukraine claimed the lives of five people on the weekend and disrupted electricity to parts of the southern Odesa region, per Ukrainian officials.

Two people died in a church in Kostyantynivka when it was struck, per local authorities.

In Russia's adjacent territory of Belgorod, a vehicle operator was fatally wounded by a drone assault, according to local officials.

Energy Repair Efforts in Kyiv

Efforts proceeded on Saturday to recover electricity in the Ukrainian capital, after strikes by Moscow.

Energy had been recovered to more than 800,000 residents by Saturday and the largest power firm said the main efforts to restore power was concluded though some outages remained.

Air Defence Efforts and UAV Jamming

Ukraine's air defences neutralized 54 of seventy-eight Russian drones launched towards the country in the dark hours, the aerial defense command announced on the weekend.

Russia's defence ministry claimed it eliminated 42 drones over its own soil.

Cuba Denies Accusations of Sending Troops to Ukraine

Havana on the weekend denied American allegations it has deployed troops to fight in the Ukraine war, while declaring officials in Havana "are without precise information about individuals" participating "voluntarily" or "as part of the armed units of both sides".

The ministry in Havana said 26 Cubans had been convicted to incarceration varying between 5 to 14 years for mercenary involvement since last September when information emerged of individuals being dispatched to the battlefield in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Project Discloses Data on Cuban Enlistment

I Want to Live, a official Kyiv initiative that urges opposing fighters to lay down arms, reported in spring: "Our information indicates the personal data of 1,028 Cubans who enlisted with the Russian armed forces in 2023-2024."

The Cuban authorities said of Cubans who might be participating: "It is irrefutable that no individual has the encouragement, commitment, or approval of the Cuban authorities for their involvement."

Family members of Cuban nationals who departed to Russia in the year reported to Agence France-Presse at the time that their relatives had been misled into enlisting through advertisements on online platforms.