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Ukraine's drones have struck Russia's oil refinery in the city of Ufa, situated some 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border, triggering explosions and a inferno, according to a informed individual in the Ukrainian SBU.

This represents the 3rd intelligence deep strike in the region in the past month. Those attacks show that there are no safe places in the far hinterland of the Russian state.

Zelenskyy Urges US President to Mediate Ceasefire in the Conflict

The Ukrainian leader appealed to President Trump to broker peace in Ukraine over a telephone conversation on Saturday.

"When a conflict can be ended in a particular zone, then certainly further hostilities can be ended as well, covering the conflict with Russia," the President remarked, commending Trump's "exceptional" Gaza truce proposal and requesting the American leader to compel the Moscow into negotiations.

Moscow's Attacks Kill Casualties in Ukraine

Moscow's assaults on Ukraine resulted in the deaths of several civilians on Saturday and disrupted electricity to areas of the south Odesa area, per local sources.

Two people died inside a religious building in the town when it was struck, as reported by municipal sources.

In the Russian adjacent territory of Belgorod, a lorry operator was killed by a drone assault, per municipal sources.

Power Restoration Work in Kyiv

Work proceeded on Saturday to recover electricity in the Ukrainian capital, after strikes by Moscow.

Electricity had been recovered to in excess of 800,000 residents by Saturday and the biggest power firm said the key operations to repair the grid was finished though some outages remained.

Air Defence Efforts and Drone Interceptions

The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems neutralized fifty-four of 78 UAVs from Russia sent against Ukraine overnight, the air force reported on the weekend.

The Russian defense officials said it intercepted 42 Ukrainian drones over Russian territory.

Cuban Government Rejects Accusations of Providing Soldiers to the War

The Cuban government on Saturday denied American assertions it has sent soldiers to engage in the conflict in Ukraine, while declaring Cuban authorities "lack exact data about citizens of Cuba" engaged "independently" or "as part of the armed units of either party".

The government department in the capital stated 26 Cubans had been given prison terms to prison terms ranging from 5 to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since last September when information spread of Cubans being dispatched to the frontlines in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Program Reports Information on Cuban Involvement

I Want to Live, a official Kyiv project that urges enemy combatants to lay down arms, said in spring: "We have confirmed the identities and information of over a thousand individuals who signed contracts with the Russian military in the past two years."

The Cuban foreign ministry said of Cubans who might be involved: "It is irrefutable that no individual has the support, commitment, or approval of the Cuban state for their involvement."

Family members of Cuban nationals who departed to Russia in 2023 told news outlets at the time that their family members had been misled into enlisting through promotions on social media.