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Ukrainian UAVs have struck Russia's Bashneft processing plant in the city of Ufa, located approximately 1,400 kilometres from Ukraine, causing detonations and a blaze, as reported by a informed individual in Ukraine's SBU.

This marks the third SBU far-reaching assault in the region in the recent weeks. These attacks demonstrate that there are no secure zones in the distant backlines of the Russian Federation.

Ukrainian President Calls On Trump to Mediate Truce in the Conflict

Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to the US President to facilitate a truce in the Ukrainian conflict during a call on Saturday.

"When a conflict can be stopped in a particular zone, then certainly further hostilities can be ended as well, covering the Russian aggression," he stated, praising the US President's "outstanding" Middle East peace initiative and requesting the American leader to pressure the Kremlin into talks.

Russian Strikes Claim Casualties in Ukraine

Russian attacks on Ukraine killed at least several civilians on Saturday and caused blackouts to sections of Ukraine's southern Odesa region, per local sources.

Two civilians lost their lives in a religious building in Kostyantynivka when it was targeted, per local authorities.

In the Russian frontier area of Belgorod, a vehicle operator was fatally wounded by a Ukrainian strike, according to regional authorities.

Electricity Restoration Work in Kyiv

Work carried on on the weekend to restore power in the Ukrainian capital, after assaults.

Power had been returned to in excess of 800,000 citizens by Saturday and the biggest private energy company said the main operations to recover electricity was finished though some outages persisted.

Anti-Aircraft Actions and UAV Downings

Ukraine's defense forces neutralized 54 out of 78 total Russian drones deployed targeting Ukraine during the night, the military reported on Saturday.

Russia's defence ministry stated it shot down 42 enemy drones over Russian territory.

Cuba Denies Allegations of Providing Soldiers to Ukraine

The Cuban government on Saturday rejected US claims it has deployed troops to engage in the conflict in Ukraine, while affirming the government "are without precise details about Cuban nationals" engaged "voluntarily" or "as part of the armed units of the conflicting parties".

The ministry in the capital announced 26 Cubans had been given prison terms to prison terms ranging from five to 14 years for mercenary activity since last September when information emerged of Cubans being deployed to the frontlines in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Initiative Reveals Information on Cuban Enlistment

The surrender initiative, a Ukrainian government program that encourages enemy combatants to lay down arms, said in May: "We reliably know the personal data of 1,028 Cuban nationals who enlisted with the Russian military in recently."

The government in Havana commented of Cubans who might be engaged: "It is irrefutable that none of them has the encouragement, allegiance, or authorization of the Cuban authorities for their activities."

Family members of Cubans who departed to Russia in 2023 reported to international media at the time that their family members had been tricked into joining through promotions on social media.