Recent Refinery Strike Shows 'No Secure Places in Russia's Far Hinterland'

Ukrainian drones have hit Russia's oil facility in the city of Ufa, positioned around 1,400 kilometres from Ukraine, triggering blasts and a fire, as reported by a informed individual in Ukraine's SBU.

This constitutes the third Ukrainian security service deep strike in Bashkortostan in the past month. These strikes show that there are no protected areas in the far hinterland of the Russian state.

Zelenskyy Appeals to Trump to Facilitate Peace in Ukraine

The Ukrainian leader called on the US President to broker peace in the Ukrainian conflict over a call on Saturday.

"Provided that a hostilities can be stopped in a single area, then undoubtedly further hostilities can be ended as well, covering the Russian aggression," the President remarked, commending Trump's "remarkable" Gaza ceasefire plan and urging the President to compel the Russian government into negotiations.

Russian Attacks Claim Victims in Ukraine

Moscow's assaults on Ukrainian territory resulted in the deaths of five people on the weekend and disrupted electricity to sections of Ukraine's south Odesa area, as stated by Ukrainian officials.

Two people died within a religious building in Kostyantynivka when it was struck, according to municipal sources.

In Russia's border region of Belgorod, a vehicle operator was killed by a drone assault, per local officials.

Energy Restoration Work in the Capital

Efforts carried on on the weekend to restore power in the Ukrainian capital, after Russian attacks.

Energy had been recovered to more than 800,000 residents by the weekend and the biggest power firm said the primary operations to recover electricity was finished though some outages continued.

Air Defence Efforts and Drone Downings

The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems neutralized 54 of 78 total enemy drones deployed against Ukraine overnight, the air force announced on the weekend.

The Russian military authorities claimed it eliminated 42 enemy drones over its own soil.

Cuba Rejects Accusations of Sending Troops to the War

Havana on Saturday rejected US assertions it has provided soldiers to participate in the conflict in Ukraine, while stating the government "do not have exact data about Cuban nationals" participating "independently" or "in the military forces of either party".

The foreign ministry in the capital said 26 nationals had been convicted to jail sentences ranging from 5 to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since last September when news emerged of individuals being sent to the frontlines in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Program Reveals Details on Cuban Involvement

The program, a official Kyiv program that encourages enemy combatants to surrender, reported in spring: "We reliably know the personal data of over a thousand Cuban nationals who enlisted with the Russian armed forces in recently."

The Cuban authorities stated of Cuban nationals who might be participating: "Undeniably that not a single one have the encouragement, dedication, or consent of the Cuban authorities for their actions."

Family members of Cuban nationals who traveled to Russia in the year reported to news outlets at the time that their relatives had been tricked into joining through promotions on digital networks.