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Ukraine's UAVs have hit Russia's Bashneft facility in Ufa, located approximately 1,400 kilometers from Ukraine, triggering blasts and a fire, as reported by a informed individual in Ukraine's Security Service.

This represents the 3rd SBU long-range attack in the region in the recent weeks. Those operations demonstrate that there are no protected areas in the deep rear of the Russia.

Zelenskyy Urges US President to Mediate Ceasefire in the Conflict

The Ukrainian leader appealed to Donald Trump to mediate a ceasefire in Ukraine during a call on the weekend.

"When a war can be ended in one region, then certainly additional conflicts can be ended as well, encompassing the Russian aggression," the President said, praising Trump's "remarkable" Middle East peace initiative and requesting the US president to compel the Russian government into discussions.

Moscow's Strikes Claim Lives in the Country

Moscow's assaults on Ukraine killed at least several civilians on Saturday and caused blackouts to areas of Ukraine's south Odesa oblast, according to local sources.

Two civilians lost their lives within a place of worship in the town when it was hit, as reported by regional officials.

In the Russian border region of the Belgorod region, a truck driver was lost his life by a attack from Ukraine, according to regional authorities.

Power Repair Work in Kyiv

Operations carried on on Saturday to recover electricity in the Ukrainian capital, after strikes by Moscow.

Energy had been recovered to in excess of 800,000 residents by the weekend and the biggest power firm said the main efforts to repair the grid was complete though certain disruptions remained.

Air Defence Actions and UAV Downings

The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems intercepted or jammed fifty-four of seventy-eight enemy drones launched against the country during the night, the military announced on Saturday.

Russia's defence ministry claimed it intercepted forty-two UAVs from Ukraine over Russian territory.

Cuba Denies Claims of Providing Forces to the War

The Cuban government on Saturday denied US assertions it has provided military personnel to engage in the Ukraine war, while declaring Cuban authorities "do not have precise data about individuals" involved "voluntarily" or "as part of the armed units of both sides".

The government department in Havana announced twenty-six nationals had been given prison terms to incarceration varying between five up to fourteen years for mercenary activity since last September when information spread of Cuban nationals being dispatched to the battlefield in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Initiative Reveals Details on Cuban Involvement

I Want to Live, a official Kyiv program that urges opposing fighters to give up, reported in May: "Our information indicates the identities and information of one thousand and twenty-eight Cubans who enlisted with the Russian armed forces in the past two years."

The Cuban authorities stated of Cuban nationals who might be involved: "There is no doubt that not a single one have the encouragement, commitment, or approval of the Cuban authorities for their activities."

Kin of Cuban nationals who left for the Russian Federation in 2023 informed news outlets at the time that their family members had been tricked into joining through promotions on social media.