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Ukraine's drones have targeted Russia's oil refinery in the city of Ufa, situated some 1,400 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, causing blasts and a blaze, per a insider in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This constitutes the third SBU far-reaching assault in the region in the last month. Such strikes illustrate that there are no protected areas in the distant backlines of the Russian state.

Ukrainian President Urges US President to Broker Truce in the Conflict

Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to the US President to broker peace in Ukraine during a phone call on Saturday.

"If a conflict can be stopped in a particular zone, then undoubtedly further hostilities can be ended as well, including the Russian war," he stated, commending Trump's "exceptional" Middle East ceasefire plan and requesting the American leader to influence the Russian government into negotiations.

Moscow's Attacks Kill Casualties in Ukraine

Russian attacks on Ukrainian territory resulted in the deaths of several civilians on Saturday and cut power to parts of Ukraine's south Odesa area, according to authorities in Ukraine.

Two civilians were killed within a place of worship in Kostyantynivka when it was targeted, as reported by local authorities.

In Russia's border region of the Belgorod region, a truck driver was killed by a Ukrainian strike, as stated by local officials.

Energy Restoration Efforts in the Capital

Work carried on on Saturday to restore power in the Ukrainian capital, after assaults.

Electricity had been returned to in excess of 800,000 residents by the weekend and the biggest power firm stated the primary work to restore power was finished though partial blackouts continued.

Air Defence Actions and UAV Downings

The Ukrainian air defences downed or disrupted fifty-four of seventy-eight Russian drones sent towards Ukraine in the dark hours, the aerial defense command announced on the weekend.

Russia's defence ministry said it eliminated 42 enemy UAVs from Ukraine over Russian territory.

Cuba Denies Allegations of Deploying Troops to the War

Havana on Saturday refuted US assertions it has sent military personnel to participate in the Ukraine war, while stating Cuban authorities "are without precise details about citizens of Cuba" involved "independently" or "within the troops of the conflicting parties".

The foreign ministry in Havana announced twenty-six Cuban citizens had been convicted to prison terms ranging from five up to fourteen years for participating as mercenaries since last September when information spread of Cubans being sent to the front in the conflict.

I Want to Live Program Reports Data on Cuban Involvement

I Want to Live, a state project that promotes adversaries to give up, reported in spring: "We have confirmed the names and personal details of over a thousand Cuban nationals who enlisted with the Russian armed forces in the past two years."

The Cuban authorities said of Cuban nationals who might be engaged: "Undeniably that no individual have the support, allegiance, or consent of the Cuban authorities for their activities."

Relatives of Cubans who left for the Russian Federation in the year told news outlets at the time that their family members had been tricked into joining through ads on digital networks.