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Ukrainian UAVs have hit the Russian oil refinery in Ufa, positioned some 1,400 kilometres from Ukraine, causing blasts and a fire, according to a informed individual in Ukraine's intelligence agency.

This marks the third intelligence far-reaching assault in the region in the last month. Those strikes show that there are no secure zones in the far hinterland of the Russia.

Ukrainian President Urges Trump to Broker Peace in Ukraine

President Zelenskyy urged the US President to broker peace in Ukraine in a telephone conversation on Saturday.

"If a war can be halted in one region, then surely other wars can be ended as well, encompassing the Russian aggression," the President said, commending the US President's "outstanding" Middle East truce proposal and urging the President to pressure the Russian government into talks.

Russian Attacks Claim Lives in Ukraine

Russian attacks on Ukraine killed at least several civilians on the weekend and caused blackouts to parts of the south Odesa region, according to Ukrainian officials.

Two people lost their lives inside a church in Kostyantynivka when it was targeted, according to municipal sources.

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

Power Repair Work in the Capital

Operations proceeded on the weekend to recover electricity in Kyiv, after assaults.

Power had been recovered to in excess of 800,000 inhabitants by Saturday and the biggest private energy company said the main operations to restore power was concluded though partial blackouts remained.

Air Defence Operations and Drone Interceptions

Ukraine's air defences downed or disrupted 54 out of 78 enemy drones deployed against the country overnight, the air force reported on Saturday.

Russia's defense officials claimed it eliminated forty-two Ukrainian drones over its own soil.

Cuba Rejects Allegations of Providing Troops to Ukraine

The Cuban government on the weekend denied US allegations it has deployed military personnel to engage in the hostilities, while stating officials in Havana "lack exact information about citizens of Cuba" involved "independently" or "within the troops of either party".

The government department in the capital announced 26 nationals had been convicted to prison terms varying between five up to fourteen years for mercenary activity since last September when news emerged of Cubans being sent to the front in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Program Reveals Details on Cuban National Involvement

The program, a official Kyiv program that urges adversaries to lay down arms, stated in spring: "We have confirmed the names and personal details of over a thousand Cubans who entered into agreements with the Russian military in recently."

The government in Havana stated of Cuban nationals who might be engaged: "Undeniably that not a single one has the backing, allegiance, or consent of the Cuban state for their activities."

Relatives of Cubans who traveled to the Russian Federation in the year informed Agence France-Presse at the time that their relatives had been misled into enlisting through promotions on digital networks.