🔗 Share this article Newest Refinery Assault Demonstrates 'Zero Secure Places in Russia's Distant Backlines' Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have targeted the Russian oil processing plant in the city of Ufa, positioned around 1,400 kilometers from Ukraine, resulting in explosions and a blaze, according to a informed individual in Ukraine's SBU. This marks the 3rd Ukrainian security service deep strike in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. Those attacks illustrate that there are no safe places in the far hinterland of the Russia. Ukrainian President Urges Trump to Facilitate Ceasefire in Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to Donald Trump to mediate a ceasefire in the Ukrainian conflict during a call on the weekend. "Provided that a hostilities can be ended in a particular zone, then undoubtedly additional conflicts can be stopped as well, covering the Russian aggression," he said, hailing Trump's "exceptional" Middle East ceasefire plan and calling for the American leader to compel the Moscow into discussions. Moscow's Attacks Claim Victims in the Country Strikes by Russia on Ukraine resulted in the deaths of 5 individuals on Saturday and caused blackouts to areas of the southern Odesa region, per Ukrainian officials. A pair of individuals lost their lives in a place of worship in Kostyantynivka when it was targeted, according to local authorities. In Russia's border region of Belgorod, a lorry operator was lost his life by a attack from Ukraine, according to regional authorities. Power Restoration Operations in the Capital Operations proceeded on the weekend to restore power in Kyiv, after strikes by Moscow. Power had been returned to in excess of 800,000 citizens by the weekend and the biggest power firm stated the key work to recover electricity was finished though partial blackouts continued. Air Defence Operations and Drone Interceptions The Ukrainian defense forces neutralized fifty-four of seventy-eight Russian drones deployed towards the country overnight, the military said on Saturday. The Russian military authorities said it shot down 42 enemy Ukrainian drones over its own soil. Cuba Rejects Claims of Deploying Forces to Ukraine Cuba on Saturday denied American allegations it has sent military personnel to fight in the Ukraine war, while stating the government "do not have precise details about individuals" engaged "independently" or "as part of the armed units of either party". The government department in Havana stated 26 Cuban citizens had been sentenced to incarceration ranging from five to 14 years for mercenary involvement since last September when information spread of Cubans being deployed to the frontlines in Ukraine. I Want to Live Program Reveals Information on Cuban National Recruitment The program, a official Kyiv program that urges enemy combatants to surrender, reported in spring: "We have confirmed the names and personal details of over a thousand Cuban nationals who enlisted with the Russian armed forces in recently." The government in Havana stated of those who might be involved: "It is irrefutable that no individual possesses the encouragement, dedication, or consent of the Cuban authorities for their involvement." Family members of Cuban nationals who left for the Russian Federation in 2023 told Agence France-Presse at the time that their family members had been tricked into joining through ads on online platforms.