Latest Oil Plant Strike Shows 'Zero Safe Locations in Russia's Far Hinterland'

Ukrainian drones have targeted Russia's oil refinery in Ufa, situated approximately 1,400 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, causing blasts and a fire, according to a informed individual in Ukraine's SBU.

This represents the latest SBU deep strike in the region in the past month. These attacks illustrate that there are no protected areas in the deep rear of the Russia.

Ukrainian President Appeals to Trump to Broker Peace in Ukraine

President Zelenskyy urged the US President to mediate a ceasefire in the Ukrainian conflict in a phone call on the weekend.

"When a war can be ended in a particular zone, then certainly additional conflicts can be halted as well, encompassing the Russian war," the President stated, commending the US President's "outstanding" Middle East truce proposal and urging the American leader to compel the Moscow into discussions.

Moscow's Attacks Kill Casualties in the Country

Strikes by Russia on Ukraine resulted in the deaths of several civilians on Saturday and caused blackouts to sections of the south Odesa area, according to authorities in Ukraine.

A pair of individuals were killed inside a place of worship in the town when it was hit, according to local authorities.

In the Russian border region of Belgorod, a lorry operator was fatally wounded by a drone assault, per regional authorities.

Energy Restoration Work in Kyiv

Efforts carried on on the weekend to recover electricity in Kyiv, after assaults.

Energy had been recovered to over 800,000 residents by Saturday and the major private energy company announced the main work to restore power was complete though partial blackouts persisted.

Anti-Aircraft Efforts and Drone Jamming

The Ukrainian defense forces downed or disrupted fifty-four of seventy-eight Russian drones launched targeting the country overnight, the aerial defense command said on the weekend.

Russia's defense officials stated it eliminated forty-two drones over Russian territory.

Cuba Rejects Allegations of Deploying Forces to Ukraine

The Cuban government on the weekend denied American allegations it has sent military personnel to fight in the Ukraine war, while affirming Cuban authorities "lack precise information about Cuban nationals" engaged "on their own" or "in the military forces of both sides".

The ministry in the capital announced 26 nationals had been convicted to prison terms from five up to fourteen years for participating as mercenaries since the autumn of 2023 when news circulated of Cuban nationals being deployed to the battlefield in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Program Discloses Information on Cuban National Recruitment

The program, a official Kyiv program that encourages adversaries to surrender, stated in spring: "We have confirmed the identities and information of one thousand and twenty-eight individuals who entered into agreements with the Russian armed forces in recently."

The government in Havana stated of Cubans who might be engaged: "Undeniably that no individual have the encouragement, dedication, or approval of the government in Havana for their activities."

Relatives of Cubans who departed to Russia in 2023 told Agence France-Presse at the time that their loved ones had been deceptively recruited through advertisements on social media.