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Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have targeted the Russian oil refinery in Ufa, located some 1,400 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, triggering detonations and a inferno, as reported by a insider in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This represents the 3rd intelligence far-reaching assault in the region in the past month. These operations show that there are no secure zones in the distant backlines of the Russian Federation.

Zelenskyy Urges US President to Mediate Ceasefire in the Conflict

The Ukrainian leader appealed to the US President to mediate a ceasefire in Ukraine during a telephone conversation on Saturday.

"When a conflict can be ended in a single area, then undoubtedly additional conflicts can be stopped as well, including the Russian aggression," the President said, hailing Trump's "outstanding" Middle East ceasefire plan and requesting the US president to compel the Moscow into talks.

Russian Attacks Take Victims in the Country

Strikes by Russia on Ukraine claimed the lives of 5 individuals on Saturday and cut power to areas of Ukraine's southern Odesa oblast, as stated by Ukrainian officials.

A pair of individuals were killed within a religious building in the town when it was struck, as reported by local authorities.

In Russia's border region of Belgorod, a vehicle operator was killed by a attack from Ukraine, according to regional authorities.

Power Recovery Work in the Capital

Operations proceeded on the weekend to restore power in Kyiv, after strikes by Moscow.

Power had been returned to over 800,000 residents by the weekend and the major power firm said the key operations to repair the grid was complete though certain disruptions persisted.

Anti-Aircraft Actions and Drone Jamming

Ukraine's air defences downed or disrupted fifty-four of 78 Russian drones sent against Ukraine in the dark hours, the military said on Saturday.

The Russian defence ministry claimed it eliminated forty-two UAVs from Ukraine over the country's airspace.

Cuban Government Rejects Accusations of Sending Troops to Ukraine

The Cuban government on the weekend refuted American assertions it has provided troops to fight in the hostilities, while stating the government "lack precise details about citizens of Cuba" involved "independently" or "in the military forces of both sides".

The foreign ministry in the capital announced 26 nationals had been sentenced to incarceration from five up to fourteen years for mercenary involvement since the autumn of 2023 when reports spread of Cuban nationals being sent to the battlefield in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Program Discloses Details on Cuban Enlistment

I Want to Live, a official Kyiv initiative that encourages opposing fighters to give up, stated in spring: "We have confirmed the personal data of 1,028 Cuban nationals who signed contracts with the Russian military in 2023-2024."

The Cuban foreign ministry stated of Cubans who might be involved: "There is no doubt that no individual has the backing, dedication, or authorization of the Cuban authorities for their involvement."

Kin of individuals who departed to the Russian Federation in the year informed news outlets at the time that their loved ones had been deceptively recruited through ads on online platforms.