Newest Refinery Attack Demonstrates 'Zero Protected Areas in Russia's Distant Backlines'

Ukraine's unmanned aerial vehicles have hit the Russian oil facility in Ufa, located approximately 1,400 kilometers from Ukraine, triggering detonations and a blaze, according to a informed individual in Ukraine's intelligence agency.

This constitutes the 3rd SBU long-range attack in Bashkortostan in the last month. These strikes demonstrate that there are no protected areas in the distant backlines of the Russian Federation.

Zelenskyy Calls On Trump to Facilitate Truce in the Conflict

The Ukrainian leader urged President Trump to broker peace in the Ukrainian conflict during a call on the weekend.

"When a conflict can be stopped in a particular zone, then surely additional conflicts can be ended as well, including the conflict with Russia," Zelenskyy stated, commending the US President's "remarkable" Middle East truce proposal and requesting the US president to pressure the Kremlin into talks.

Russian Strikes Claim Lives in the Country

Moscow's assaults on Ukraine killed at least several civilians on Saturday and cut power to areas of Ukraine's south Odesa region, according to local sources.

Two civilians died in a religious building in the town when it was targeted, as reported by local authorities.

In the Russian adjacent territory of the Belgorod region, a lorry operator was lost his life by a Ukrainian strike, as stated by regional authorities.

Power Repair Efforts in Kyiv

Operations continued on Saturday to restore power in Kyiv, after Russian attacks.

Electricity had been returned to over 800,000 citizens by the weekend and the largest power firm said the main efforts to recover electricity was complete though partial blackouts continued.

Air Defence Efforts and UAV Interceptions

Ukraine's defense forces downed or disrupted 54 of seventy-eight enemy drones sent targeting the country overnight, the military reported on the weekend.

The Russian defence ministry said it shot down forty-two Ukrainian drones over its own soil.

Cuba Denies Claims of Providing Troops to the War

The Cuban government on the weekend refuted US claims it has sent military personnel to fight in the conflict in Ukraine, while declaring Cuban authorities "lack exact data about individuals" engaged "on their own" or "as part of the armed units of the conflicting parties".

The ministry in the capital said twenty-six nationals had been sentenced to incarceration from five up to fourteen years for mercenary involvement since last September when reports emerged of Cubans being deployed to the battlefield in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Program Discloses Data on Cuban Enlistment

The program, a state initiative that encourages enemy combatants to surrender, stated in spring: "Our information indicates the personal data of 1,028 Cuban nationals who enlisted with the Russian military in the past two years."

The Cuban authorities commented of Cubans who might be involved: "Undeniably that none of them possesses the support, dedication, or consent of the Cuban state for their activities."

Relatives of Cubans who left for the Russian Federation in the year reported to news outlets at the time that their loved ones had been deceptively recruited through advertisements on digital networks.