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Ukrainian drones have targeted Russia's oil processing plant in Ufa, positioned some 1,400 km from Ukraine, causing explosions and a blaze, as reported by a informed individual in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This marks the latest intelligence long-range attack in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. Those attacks demonstrate that there are no safe places in the far hinterland of the Russian Federation.

Ukrainian President Appeals to US President to Facilitate Ceasefire in the Conflict

President Zelenskyy urged Donald Trump to broker peace in the Ukrainian conflict in a telephone conversation on Saturday.

"When a hostilities can be halted in a particular zone, then certainly additional conflicts can be ended as well, covering the Russian war," the President said, commending Trump's "exceptional" Gaza peace initiative and urging the American leader to pressure the Moscow into negotiations.

Russian Assaults Take Casualties in the Country

Strikes by Russia on Ukrainian territory resulted in the deaths of five people on Saturday and disrupted electricity to areas of Ukraine's south Odesa oblast, as stated by local sources.

Two civilians died within a place of worship in Kostyantynivka when it was hit, as reported by local authorities.

In the Russian frontier area of Belgorod, a truck driver was fatally wounded by a attack from Ukraine, as stated by local officials.

Power Repair Efforts in the Capital

Operations carried on on Saturday to restore power in Kyiv, after Russian attacks.

Electricity had been recovered to over 800,000 residents by the weekend and the major utility provider stated the key operations to restore power was finished though some outages continued.

Anti-Aircraft Efforts and Drone Jamming

Ukraine's anti-aircraft systems neutralized 54 out of seventy-eight Russian drones deployed towards the country during the night, the air force reported on Saturday.

Russia's defence ministry said it intercepted 42 enemy drones over the country's airspace.

Cuban Government Rejects Accusations of Deploying Soldiers to Ukraine

Cuba on the weekend rejected US allegations it has sent troops to engage in the conflict in Ukraine, while declaring officials in Havana "do not have exact details about Cuban nationals" involved "on their own" or "in the military forces of either party".

The foreign ministry in Havana stated twenty-six Cubans had been convicted to prison terms varying between 5 to 14 years for mercenary activity since September 2023 when news spread of Cuban nationals being sent to the frontlines in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Initiative Reveals Information on Cuban Enlistment

The program, a Ukrainian government program that urges enemy combatants to surrender, stated in May: "We reliably know the identities and information of 1,028 individuals who signed contracts with the Russian military in the past two years."

The government in Havana said of Cubans who might be engaged: "It is irrefutable that none of them possesses the backing, allegiance, or authorization of the government in Havana for their activities."

Relatives of individuals who left for the Russian Federation in the year informed Agence France-Presse at the time that their relatives had been deceptively recruited through advertisements on digital networks.