Newest Refinery Strike Shows 'No Secure Areas in Russia's Distant Backlines'

Ukrainian UAVs have struck the Russian Bashneft refinery in the city of Ufa, situated approximately 1,400 kilometers from Ukraine, causing blasts and a fire, according to a insider in Ukraine's SBU.

This constitutes the latest intelligence far-reaching assault in the region in the last month. Those operations illustrate that there are no protected areas in the deep rear of the Russian state.

Zelenskyy Urges Trump to Mediate Peace in the Conflict

President Zelenskyy called on the US President to mediate a ceasefire in the Ukrainian conflict in a phone call on Saturday.

"If a conflict can be stopped in one region, then surely further hostilities can be ended as well, covering the Russian aggression," Zelenskyy remarked, praising the US President's "remarkable" Gaza ceasefire plan and urging the American leader to influence the Moscow into negotiations.

Russian Assaults Kill Casualties in the Country

Strikes by Russia on Ukrainian territory claimed the lives of several civilians on Saturday and disrupted electricity to sections of Ukraine's southern Odesa region, as stated by local sources.

Two civilians died within a place of worship in the town when it was struck, per municipal sources.

In the Russian frontier area of Belgorod, a vehicle operator was fatally wounded by a drone assault, according to municipal sources.

Energy Restoration Operations in Kyiv

Work carried on on the weekend to repair energy infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital, after assaults.

Energy had been returned to more than 800,000 inhabitants by Saturday and the biggest power firm announced the key work to recover electricity was concluded though certain disruptions continued.

Anti-Aircraft Efforts and Drone Interceptions

The Ukrainian air defences neutralized fifty-four of 78 total UAVs from Russia sent towards the country overnight, the aerial defense command reported on Saturday.

Russia's defence ministry said it shot down 42 Ukrainian drones over the country's airspace.

Cuba Denies Allegations of Deploying Troops to Ukraine

The Cuban government on Saturday refuted American assertions it has sent military personnel to fight in the hostilities, while declaring Cuban authorities "do not have precise details about individuals" involved "independently" or "in the military forces of both sides".

The foreign ministry in Havana announced twenty-six nationals had been convicted to incarceration from five to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since last September when reports emerged of Cuban nationals being dispatched to the battlefield in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Program Discloses Information on Cuban National Recruitment

The surrender initiative, a official Kyiv project that encourages enemy combatants to give up, stated in spring: "We have confirmed the personal data of one thousand and twenty-eight Cubans who signed contracts with the Russian military in 2023-2024."

The government in Havana stated of those who might be engaged: "There is no doubt that not a single one have the encouragement, dedication, or consent of the Cuban authorities for their activities."

Relatives of Cuban nationals who traveled to Russia in 2023 reported to news outlets at the time that their family members had been tricked into joining through promotions on online platforms.