Newest Processing Facility Assault Reveals 'Zero Secure Places in the Russian Distant Backlines'

Ukraine's UAVs have hit Russia's Bashneft refinery in the city of Ufa, located around 1,400 kilometers from Ukraine, triggering blasts and a inferno, as reported by a source in Ukraine's intelligence agency.

This marks the latest intelligence deep strike in the region in the past month. Such attacks show that there are no safe places in the far hinterland of the Russia.

Ukrainian President Appeals to Trump to Mediate Peace in Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on President Trump to mediate a ceasefire in the Ukrainian conflict in a call on Saturday.

"When a war can be ended in one region, then surely other wars can be stopped as well, including the Russian war," Zelenskyy stated, commending the US President's "outstanding" Gaza truce proposal and requesting the US president to pressure the Moscow into talks.

Russian Strikes Take Victims in Ukraine

Strikes by Russia on Ukraine claimed the lives of 5 individuals on the weekend and disrupted electricity to sections of the southern Odesa region, as stated by authorities in Ukraine.

Two people lost their lives inside a church in the town when it was struck, according to local authorities.

In Russia's border region of Belgorod, a truck driver was lost his life by a Ukrainian strike, according to regional authorities.

Power Repair Operations in the Capital

Efforts carried on on the weekend to repair energy infrastructure in Kyiv, after assaults.

Energy had been recovered to in excess of 800,000 inhabitants by Saturday and the major private energy company stated the key efforts to recover electricity was complete though certain disruptions continued.

Air Defence Efforts and Drone Downings

The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems downed or disrupted 54 out of seventy-eight UAVs from Russia sent against the country in the dark hours, the air force said on Saturday.

The Russian defense officials said it intercepted forty-two UAVs from Ukraine over the country's airspace.

Cuban Government Denies Accusations of Providing Forces to Ukraine

Cuba on Saturday rejected US claims it has deployed soldiers to participate in the conflict in Ukraine, while affirming Cuban authorities "do not have accurate information about individuals" engaged "voluntarily" or "within the troops of the conflicting parties".

The ministry in the capital stated twenty-six nationals had been sentenced to prison terms ranging from five up to fourteen years for mercenary activity since September 2023 when news spread of Cubans being dispatched to the frontlines in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Program Reveals Information on Cuban Enlistment

The surrender initiative, a Ukrainian government initiative that encourages adversaries to surrender, stated in spring: "Our information indicates the personal data of over a thousand individuals who entered into agreements with the Russian armed forces in the past two years."

The Cuban authorities stated of Cubans who might be involved: "It is irrefutable that no individual possesses the support, commitment, or consent of the Cuban state for their involvement."

Kin of Cubans who left for Russia in 2023 told Agence France-Presse at the time that their loved ones had been misled into enlisting through ads on social media.