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Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have targeted the Russian Bashneft facility in the city of Ufa, located approximately 1,400 kilometres from Ukraine, resulting in blasts and a inferno, per a informed individual in Ukraine's Security Service.

This marks the 3rd SBU deep strike in the region in the last month. Those attacks illustrate that there are no safe places in the deep rear of the Russia.

Ukrainian President Calls On US President to Mediate Ceasefire in Ukraine

The Ukrainian leader called on President Trump to broker peace in Ukraine over a phone call on Saturday.

"If a conflict can be halted in a particular zone, then surely other wars can be halted as well, encompassing the conflict with Russia," the President stated, hailing Trump's "outstanding" Gaza ceasefire plan and calling for the US president to compel the Kremlin into talks.

Moscow's Strikes Take Casualties in Ukraine

Russian attacks on Ukraine killed at least several civilians on Saturday and caused blackouts to parts of the southern Odesa region, as stated by local sources.

Two people died within a place of worship in the town when it was struck, as reported by regional officials.

In the Russian adjacent territory of the Belgorod region, a truck driver was lost his life by a Ukrainian strike, per local officials.

Energy Repair Work in Kyiv

Work continued on Saturday to recover electricity in the Ukrainian capital, after assaults.

Electricity had been restored to over 800,000 inhabitants by the weekend and the biggest power firm stated the main work to repair the grid was finished though some outages persisted.

Anti-Aircraft Actions and Drone Downings

Ukraine's defense forces neutralized 54 of seventy-eight UAVs from Russia sent against the country in the dark hours, the military reported on Saturday.

The Russian defense officials said it eliminated 42 UAVs from Ukraine over Russian territory.

Cuba Denies Claims of Providing Troops to Ukraine

Cuba on the weekend denied American assertions it has sent soldiers to participate in the conflict in Ukraine, while stating officials in Havana "do not have precise details about individuals" involved "on their own" or "as part of the armed units of the conflicting parties".

The foreign ministry in the capital said 26 Cubans had been sentenced to incarceration ranging from five up to fourteen years for participating as mercenaries since the autumn of 2023 when information circulated of Cuban nationals being sent to the frontlines in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Initiative Discloses Data on Cuban Enlistment

The surrender initiative, a Ukrainian government initiative that encourages enemy combatants to give up, said in May: "Our information indicates the identities and information of over a thousand Cubans who entered into agreements with the Moscow's troops in 2023-2024."

The Cuban foreign ministry commented of Cuban nationals who might be involved: "There is no doubt that none of them possesses the support, commitment, or authorization of the government in Havana for their involvement."

Relatives of individuals who departed to the Russian Federation in the year reported to news outlets at the time that their loved ones had been tricked into joining through ads on social media.