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Ukraine's unmanned aerial vehicles have struck Russia's oil refinery in Ufa, situated around 1,400 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, causing detonations and a blaze, according to a informed individual in Ukraine's intelligence agency.

This constitutes the 3rd intelligence long-range attack in the region in the last month. Such attacks show that there are no secure zones in the far hinterland of the Russian state.

Ukrainian President Calls On US President to Facilitate Ceasefire in the Conflict

Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on President Trump to broker peace in the Ukrainian conflict during a telephone conversation on the weekend.

"Provided that a conflict can be ended in a particular zone, then certainly other wars can be ended as well, encompassing the Russian war," the President remarked, praising the US President's "remarkable" Gaza ceasefire plan and requesting the American leader to pressure the Russian government into talks.

Moscow's Strikes Take Casualties in Ukraine

Russian attacks on Ukrainian territory killed at least five people on Saturday and caused blackouts to sections of the south Odesa region, as stated by Ukrainian officials.

A pair of individuals were killed within a church in Kostyantynivka when it was struck, according to regional officials.

In the Russian adjacent territory of the Belgorod region, a truck driver was killed by a drone assault, as stated by regional authorities.

Power Recovery Work in the Capital

Work proceeded on Saturday to repair energy infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital, after strikes by Moscow.

Electricity had been returned to more than 800,000 residents by Saturday and the major utility provider stated the main work to repair the grid was complete though some outages continued.

Anti-Aircraft Efforts and Drone Jamming

The Ukrainian defense forces neutralized 54 of seventy-eight Russian drones sent targeting the country in the dark hours, the military reported on Saturday.

Russia's defense officials claimed it shot down 42 UAVs from Ukraine over its own soil.

Cuban Government Refutes Allegations of Sending Soldiers to Ukraine

Cuba on the weekend rejected American assertions it has sent military personnel to fight in the conflict in Ukraine, while declaring Cuban authorities "are without precise details about citizens of Cuba" engaged "voluntarily" or "as part of the armed units of either party".

The government department in the capital said 26 Cuban citizens had been sentenced to jail sentences from five up to fourteen years for participating as mercenaries since the autumn of 2023 when reports circulated of individuals being dispatched to the battlefield in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Initiative Reveals Details on Cuban Involvement

The surrender initiative, a Ukrainian government project that encourages opposing fighters to surrender, reported in May: "We reliably know the personal data of one thousand and twenty-eight Cubans who entered into agreements with the Russian armed forces in recently."

The Cuban authorities stated of those who might be involved: "Undeniably that none of them has the support, commitment, or authorization of the government in Havana for their actions."

Kin of individuals who left for the Russian Federation in the year reported to Agence France-Presse at the time that their loved ones had been tricked into joining through promotions on digital networks.