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Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have struck Russia's oil refinery in Ufa, positioned some 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border, causing explosions and a fire, per a insider in Ukraine's intelligence agency.

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

Ukrainian President Appeals to Trump to Broker Ceasefire in Ukraine

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

"If a war can be stopped in a single area, then certainly further hostilities can be stopped as well, including the conflict with Russia," the President said, praising the US President's "remarkable" Middle East peace initiative and requesting the President to compel the Kremlin into negotiations.

Russian Assaults Kill Lives in Ukraine

Moscow's assaults on Ukrainian territory resulted in the deaths of five people on the weekend and disrupted electricity to parts of Ukraine's south Odesa oblast, per authorities in Ukraine.

A pair of individuals lost their lives in a church in the town when it was struck, per local authorities.

In the Russian frontier area of the Belgorod region, a vehicle operator was fatally wounded by a attack from Ukraine, as stated by municipal sources.

Electricity Repair Efforts in Kyiv

Efforts continued on Saturday to repair energy infrastructure in Kyiv, after assaults.

Electricity had been recovered to more than 800,000 citizens by Saturday and the major private energy company stated the primary efforts to recover electricity was complete though some outages continued.

Anti-Aircraft Operations and Drone Jamming

The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems downed or disrupted fifty-four of seventy-eight enemy drones deployed targeting Ukraine overnight, the aerial defense command announced on the weekend.

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

Cuban Government Rejects Allegations of Sending Forces to Ukraine

Cuba on the weekend rejected US allegations it has sent troops to fight in the hostilities, while declaring officials in Havana "are without precise data about Cuban nationals" involved "on their own" or "as part of the armed units of the conflicting parties".

The government department in the capital stated 26 Cuban citizens had been sentenced to prison terms varying between 5 to 14 years for mercenary involvement since September 2023 when news spread of Cubans being dispatched to the frontlines in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Project Reveals Details on Cuban Enlistment

I Want to Live, a state program that promotes enemy combatants to surrender, reported in spring: "Our information indicates the names and personal details of over a thousand Cuban nationals who enlisted with the Moscow's troops in 2023-2024."

The government in Havana stated of Cubans who might be participating: "There is no doubt that not a single one has the encouragement, dedication, or approval of the Cuban state for their activities."

Kin of Cubans 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 promotions on digital networks.