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Ukraine's unmanned aerial vehicles have targeted Russia's Bashneft refinery in Ufa, located around 1,400 kilometres from Ukraine, resulting in detonations and a inferno, according to a informed individual in Ukraine's SBU.

This marks the third Ukrainian security service deep strike in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. Such strikes show that there are no protected areas in the far hinterland of the Russia.

Ukrainian President Appeals to Trump to Facilitate Ceasefire in the Conflict

The Ukrainian leader appealed to President Trump to facilitate a truce in the Ukrainian conflict in a call on the weekend.

"If a war can be ended in a single area, then undoubtedly further hostilities can be stopped as well, encompassing the conflict with Russia," he remarked, hailing Trump's "remarkable" Middle East peace initiative and requesting the President to influence the Moscow into talks.

Russian Attacks Claim Lives in the Country

Russian attacks on Ukraine claimed the lives of several civilians on Saturday and caused blackouts to areas of the south Odesa area, as stated by local sources.

A pair of individuals were killed in a place of worship in the town when it was struck, per regional officials.

In the Russian border region of Belgorod, a vehicle operator was fatally wounded by a attack from Ukraine, according to municipal sources.

Power Restoration Work in Kyiv

Operations carried on on the weekend to repair energy infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital, after Russian attacks.

Power had been restored to more than 800,000 residents by the weekend and the largest power firm stated the key work to recover electricity was concluded though some outages continued.

Anti-Aircraft Actions and UAV Downings

Ukraine's defense forces neutralized 54 out of 78 total UAVs from Russia sent targeting Ukraine overnight, the aerial defense command reported on the weekend.

The Russian defense officials stated it eliminated 42 enemy Ukrainian drones over its own soil.

Cuba Refutes Claims of Sending Troops to Ukraine

Havana on Saturday denied US assertions it has sent military personnel to fight in the conflict in Ukraine, while affirming officials in Havana "lack precise details about Cuban nationals" participating "on their own" or "in the military forces of the conflicting parties".

The government department in the capital announced twenty-six Cuban citizens had been sentenced to incarceration from 5 to 14 years for mercenary involvement since last September when information emerged of Cubans being sent to the battlefield in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Project Discloses Information on Cuban Enlistment

The surrender initiative, a state program that encourages enemy combatants to lay down arms, reported in spring: "We reliably know the identities and information of 1,028 Cubans who signed contracts with the Russian military in recently."

The government in Havana commented of those who might be participating: "Undeniably that not a single one possesses the encouragement, dedication, or approval of the Cuban state for their actions."

Family members of Cubans who traveled to the Russian Federation in the year informed international media at the time that their family members had been deceptively recruited through ads on online platforms.