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Ukraine's unmanned aerial vehicles have targeted Russia's Bashneft processing plant in Ufa, situated approximately 1,400 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, causing detonations and a inferno, per a informed individual in Ukraine's intelligence agency.

This constitutes the 3rd Ukrainian security service long-range attack in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. Those attacks illustrate that there are no safe places in the far hinterland of the Russian state.

Ukrainian President Calls On Trump to Broker Truce in the Conflict

President Zelenskyy called on President Trump to mediate a ceasefire in Ukraine during a phone call on Saturday.

"If a hostilities can be ended in one region, then certainly further hostilities can be stopped as well, encompassing the Russian aggression," he said, commending the US President's "exceptional" Gaza ceasefire plan and requesting the President to pressure the Russian government into discussions.

Russian Assaults Claim Casualties in Ukraine

Russian attacks on Ukraine resulted in the deaths of 5 individuals on Saturday and caused blackouts to areas of the south Odesa region, per Ukrainian officials.

Two civilians were killed in a church in the town when it was targeted, per local authorities.

In the Russian adjacent territory of Belgorod, a lorry operator was lost his life by a Ukrainian strike, as stated by local officials.

Energy Restoration Work in Kyiv

Efforts carried on on Saturday to repair energy infrastructure in Kyiv, after assaults.

Power had been returned to over 800,000 inhabitants by the weekend and the major power firm said the primary operations to repair the grid was concluded though partial blackouts remained.

Air Defence Actions and UAV Interceptions

The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems intercepted or jammed fifty-four of 78 enemy drones deployed towards the country in the dark hours, the aerial defense command announced on the weekend.

The Russian military authorities stated it shot down forty-two Ukrainian drones over its own soil.

Cuba Refutes Allegations of Deploying Troops to the War

Havana on Saturday refuted US claims it has sent troops to engage in the hostilities, while stating Cuban authorities "lack accurate data about citizens of Cuba" engaged "on their own" or "as part of the armed units of both sides".

The foreign ministry in Havana said 26 Cubans had been given prison terms to jail sentences ranging from 5 to 14 years for mercenary involvement since the autumn of 2023 when information spread of Cubans being deployed to the frontlines in the conflict.

I Want to Live Program Reveals Details on Cuban Involvement

The surrender initiative, a Ukrainian government initiative that promotes opposing fighters to surrender, reported in May: "We have confirmed the names and personal details of over a thousand Cubans who enlisted with the Moscow's troops in the past two years."

The Cuban foreign ministry commented of Cubans who might be involved: "It is irrefutable that none of them possesses the backing, dedication, or consent of the Cuban state for their involvement."

Kin of Cuban nationals who departed to the Russian Federation in the year reported to Agence France-Presse at the time that their family members had been misled into enlisting through promotions on digital networks.