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Ukraine's unmanned aerial vehicles have hit Russia's Bashneft refinery in Ufa, situated some 1,400 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, resulting in blasts and a blaze, per a informed individual in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This marks the third Ukrainian security service long-range attack in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. These strikes illustrate that there are no safe places in the deep rear of the Russia.

Ukrainian President Urges US President to Facilitate Peace in Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged the US President to mediate a ceasefire in Ukraine during a phone call on the weekend.

"Provided that a war can be halted in one region, then surely further hostilities can be ended as well, encompassing the Russian war," Zelenskyy said, hailing the US President's "exceptional" Gaza truce proposal and calling for the President to compel the Moscow into negotiations.

Moscow's Strikes Take Victims in the Country

Moscow's assaults on Ukraine resulted in the deaths of 5 individuals on Saturday and caused blackouts to areas of the southern Odesa region, as stated by Ukrainian officials.

Two people were killed within a place of worship in the town when it was targeted, per local authorities.

In Russia's adjacent territory of the Belgorod region, a lorry operator was lost his life by a attack from Ukraine, according to local officials.

Electricity Restoration Work in the Capital

Work proceeded on the weekend to repair energy infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital, after Russian attacks.

Electricity had been restored to more than 800,000 citizens by Saturday and the biggest private energy company announced the main efforts to restore power was complete though partial blackouts continued.

Air Defence Operations and UAV Downings

Ukraine's defense forces downed or disrupted 54 out of seventy-eight UAVs from Russia deployed towards the country in the dark hours, the air force reported on Saturday.

The Russian defense officials stated it shot down 42 UAVs from Ukraine over Russian territory.

Cuba Rejects Allegations of Providing Troops to Ukraine

The Cuban government on Saturday rejected American claims it has deployed military personnel to engage in the Ukraine war, while affirming the government "lack precise data about Cuban nationals" involved "on their own" or "in the military forces of either party".

The foreign ministry in Havana said twenty-six Cuban citizens had been sentenced to jail sentences varying between five up to fourteen years for participating as mercenaries since last September when news circulated of individuals being sent to the battlefield in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Initiative Discloses Information on Cuban National Enlistment

The program, a Ukrainian government project that encourages opposing fighters to lay down arms, stated in spring: "We reliably know the names and personal details of over a thousand individuals who signed contracts with the Russian armed forces in the past two years."

The Cuban authorities said of those who might be engaged: "There is no doubt that not a single one have the backing, dedication, or authorization of the Cuban state for their involvement."

Family members of individuals who left for the Russian Federation in the year reported to news outlets at the time that their family members had been deceptively recruited through advertisements on online platforms.