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Ukrainian drones have hit the Russian Bashneft refinery in the city of Ufa, positioned approximately 1,400 kilometres from Ukraine, resulting in explosions and a fire, per a source in the Ukrainian SBU.

This represents the 3rd SBU far-reaching assault in Bashkortostan in the past month. These attacks show that there are no protected areas in the far hinterland of the Russian state.

Zelenskyy Calls On US President to Facilitate Truce in the Conflict

The Ukrainian leader urged the US President to mediate a ceasefire in Ukraine during a phone call on the weekend.

"Provided that a conflict can be stopped in a particular zone, then undoubtedly other wars can be halted as well, encompassing the Russian aggression," the President stated, hailing the US President's "remarkable" Gaza truce proposal and requesting the President to pressure the Moscow into discussions.

Moscow's Assaults Take Casualties in Ukraine

Strikes by Russia on Ukraine killed at least 5 individuals on the weekend and disrupted electricity to parts of the southern Odesa area, per local sources.

Two people died inside a church in Kostyantynivka when it was targeted, as reported by regional officials.

In the Russian adjacent territory of Belgorod, a truck driver was lost his life by a attack from Ukraine, according to regional authorities.

Energy Restoration Operations in Kyiv

Operations carried on on Saturday to restore power in Kyiv, after strikes by Moscow.

Energy had been returned to in excess of 800,000 citizens by Saturday and the major utility provider said the key efforts to recover electricity was finished though some outages continued.

Anti-Aircraft Actions and Drone Jamming

Ukraine's anti-aircraft systems intercepted or jammed fifty-four of 78 total UAVs from Russia sent targeting the country overnight, the aerial defense command reported on the weekend.

Russia's military authorities said it eliminated forty-two drones over the country's airspace.

Cuban Government Denies Accusations of Providing Soldiers to Ukraine

The Cuban government on Saturday refuted US assertions it has sent military personnel to engage in the conflict in Ukraine, while declaring Cuban authorities "lack exact data about Cuban nationals" engaged "voluntarily" or "in the military forces of both sides".

The ministry in the capital stated twenty-six Cuban citizens had been given prison terms to incarceration ranging from 5 to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since September 2023 when news emerged of Cuban nationals being dispatched to the battlefield in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Initiative Reveals Details on Cuban National Recruitment

The program, a Ukrainian government program that urges enemy combatants to surrender, said in spring: "Our information indicates the identities and information of 1,028 Cuban nationals who entered into agreements with the Moscow's troops in the past two years."

The Cuban authorities said of Cubans who might be participating: "Undeniably that none of them has the encouragement, allegiance, or approval of the Cuban authorities for their actions."

Kin of individuals who traveled to Russia in 2023 reported to news outlets at the time that their loved ones had been misled into enlisting through advertisements on online platforms.