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Ukraine's drones have struck the Russian oil refinery in the city of Ufa, positioned around 1,400 km from Ukraine, triggering detonations and a blaze, according to a informed individual in Ukraine's intelligence agency.

This constitutes the 3rd intelligence deep strike in the region in the last month. Those strikes illustrate that there are no safe places in the deep rear of the Russia.

Ukrainian President Appeals to US President to Mediate Truce in Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to President Trump to mediate a ceasefire in Ukraine over a telephone conversation on Saturday.

"If a conflict can be ended in a particular zone, then certainly additional conflicts can be ended as well, including the Russian aggression," he said, commending Trump's "exceptional" Gaza truce proposal and calling for the President to influence the Russian government into talks.

Russian Assaults Kill Casualties in the Country

Moscow's assaults on Ukraine killed at least five people on Saturday and cut power to sections of the south Odesa area, according to authorities in Ukraine.

Two people died inside a place of worship in Kostyantynivka when it was hit, per local authorities.

In the Russian border region of Belgorod, a lorry operator was killed by a drone assault, per regional authorities.

Electricity Recovery Operations in Kyiv

Work continued on Saturday to repair energy infrastructure in Kyiv, after Russian attacks.

Energy had been restored to over 800,000 residents by the weekend and the major utility provider said the key operations to restore power was concluded though partial blackouts continued.

Anti-Aircraft Actions and Drone Jamming

Ukraine's defense forces downed or disrupted 54 out of 78 Russian drones launched towards Ukraine in the dark hours, the air force said on the weekend.

Russia's defense officials said it shot down 42 enemy drones over the country's airspace.

Cuba Rejects Allegations of Deploying Forces to the War

The Cuban government on the weekend denied US allegations it has provided military personnel to fight in the hostilities, while affirming the government "do not have accurate information about citizens of Cuba" involved "independently" or "within the troops of both sides".

The foreign ministry in Havana announced twenty-six Cuban citizens had been sentenced to jail sentences varying between five to 14 years for mercenary involvement since last September when news circulated of Cuban nationals being deployed to the front in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Initiative Discloses Details on Cuban National Involvement

I Want to Live, a official Kyiv initiative that urges adversaries to lay down arms, said in May: "Our information indicates the personal data of 1,028 individuals who enlisted with the Russian armed forces in the past two years."

The Cuban authorities commented of Cuban nationals who might be participating: "It is irrefutable that not a single one possesses the backing, dedication, or consent of the Cuban state for their involvement."

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