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Ukraine's drones have struck Russia's oil refinery in Ufa, located around 1,400 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, causing detonations and a inferno, as reported by a insider in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This constitutes the third intelligence far-reaching assault in Bashkortostan in the last month. Such operations show that there are no secure zones in the far hinterland of the Russian state.

Ukrainian President Urges Trump to Mediate Truce in the Conflict

Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to Donald Trump to broker peace in the Ukrainian conflict during a phone call on the weekend.

"When a hostilities can be stopped in a particular zone, then surely additional conflicts can be ended as well, encompassing the Russian aggression," he said, commending Trump's "outstanding" Gaza truce proposal and calling for the American leader to pressure the Moscow into discussions.

Russian Strikes Take Victims in Ukraine

Russian attacks on Ukraine resulted in the deaths of five people on the weekend and cut power to areas of the south Odesa area, according to local sources.

A pair of individuals died within a place of worship in Kostyantynivka when it was struck, according to local authorities.

In Russia's frontier area of Belgorod, a truck driver was lost his life by a attack from Ukraine, per municipal sources.

Energy Repair Operations in Kyiv

Work carried on on the weekend to repair energy infrastructure in Kyiv, after strikes by Moscow.

Power had been returned to more than 800,000 citizens by the weekend and the major utility provider stated the main operations to restore power was concluded though partial blackouts continued.

Anti-Aircraft Operations and UAV Interceptions

Ukraine's anti-aircraft systems intercepted or jammed fifty-four of 78 total UAVs from Russia launched targeting Ukraine overnight, the air force reported on the weekend.

The Russian military authorities claimed it intercepted 42 enemy UAVs from Ukraine over Russian territory.

Cuban Government Refutes Claims of Sending Troops to Ukraine

Cuba on the weekend refuted US allegations it has provided soldiers to fight in the hostilities, while declaring the government "do not have exact data about citizens of Cuba" engaged "on their own" or "in the military forces of either party".

The ministry in Havana stated twenty-six Cubans had been given prison terms to jail sentences from five to 14 years for mercenary activity since last September when reports emerged of Cubans being sent to the frontlines in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Initiative Reports Information on Cuban Involvement

I Want to Live, a official Kyiv project that encourages adversaries to surrender, stated in spring: "We reliably know the identities and information of 1,028 Cuban nationals who entered into agreements with the Russian armed forces in recently."

The government in Havana stated of Cubans who might be involved: "There is no doubt that no individual possesses the support, allegiance, or consent of the government in Havana for their actions."

Kin of Cuban nationals who traveled to the Russian Federation in 2023 reported to international media at the time that their relatives had been deceptively recruited through promotions on social media.