🔗 Share this article

Ukrainian drones have struck Russia's Bashneft refinery in Ufa, situated around 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border, resulting in detonations and a blaze, as reported by a informed individual in Ukraine's Security Service.

This constitutes the 3rd SBU far-reaching assault in Bashkortostan in the last month. Such operations illustrate that there are no safe places in the distant backlines of the Russian Federation.

Ukrainian President Appeals to Trump to Broker Truce in Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on President Trump to mediate a ceasefire in Ukraine during a call on the weekend.

"If a conflict can be halted in one region, then certainly other wars can be halted as well, including the conflict with Russia," he said, hailing the US President's "remarkable" Gaza ceasefire plan and calling for the President to influence the Russian government into negotiations.

Russian Attacks Kill Victims in Ukraine

Strikes by Russia on Ukrainian territory resulted in the deaths of 5 individuals on Saturday and disrupted electricity to areas of the south Odesa oblast, as stated by Ukrainian officials.

Two people died in a religious building in Kostyantynivka when it was struck, according to municipal sources.

In the Russian adjacent territory of the Belgorod region, a truck driver was killed by a Ukrainian strike, as stated by regional authorities.

Energy Repair Efforts in Kyiv

Operations proceeded on Saturday to repair energy infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital, after Russian attacks.

Electricity had been recovered to more than 800,000 inhabitants by the weekend and the biggest power firm announced the key operations to recover electricity was complete though some outages continued.

Anti-Aircraft Operations and Drone Jamming

The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems downed or disrupted 54 of 78 Russian drones launched targeting Ukraine overnight, the aerial defense command said on Saturday.

The Russian military authorities stated it intercepted 42 Ukrainian drones over the country's airspace.

Cuban Government Denies Allegations of Deploying Forces to the War

Havana on Saturday rejected US claims it has deployed military personnel to fight in the Ukraine war, while declaring officials in Havana "are without exact details about Cuban nationals" participating "voluntarily" or "within the troops of either party".

The ministry in the capital said 26 Cuban citizens had been sentenced to incarceration ranging from five to 14 years for mercenary involvement since the autumn of 2023 when news emerged of Cubans being deployed to the frontlines in the conflict.

I Want to Live Project Reports Details on Cuban National Enlistment

The program, a official Kyiv program that encourages opposing fighters to lay down arms, said in spring: "Our information indicates the identities and information of over a thousand Cuban nationals who enlisted with the Russian military in 2023-2024."

The Cuban authorities stated of Cuban nationals who might be involved: "There is no doubt that none of them possesses the backing, dedication, or consent of the government in Havana for their activities."

Kin of Cuban nationals who traveled to the Russian Federation in the year informed news outlets at the time that their family members had been misled into enlisting through promotions on online platforms.