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Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have hit the Russian oil refinery in Ufa, situated around 1,400 kilometres from Ukraine, triggering blasts and a inferno, per a insider in the Ukrainian SBU.

This constitutes the third intelligence long-range attack in Bashkortostan in the past month. Such strikes show that there are no protected areas in the deep rear of the Russia.

Ukrainian President Urges Trump to Facilitate Truce in the Conflict

President Zelenskyy called on President Trump to mediate a ceasefire in the Ukrainian conflict over a call on Saturday.

"When a hostilities can be ended in a single area, then surely other wars can be stopped as well, including the Russian aggression," he stated, hailing the US President's "outstanding" Middle East truce proposal and requesting the US president to pressure the Kremlin into discussions.

Russian Attacks Take Casualties in the Country

Strikes by Russia on Ukraine killed at least several civilians on the weekend and cut power to parts of the southern Odesa oblast, per Ukrainian officials.

Two civilians died inside a religious building in Kostyantynivka when it was hit, per local authorities.

In the Russian frontier area of Belgorod, a lorry operator was lost his life by a drone assault, as stated by regional authorities.

Electricity Recovery Efforts in the Capital

Work continued on Saturday to repair energy infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital, after strikes by Moscow.

Power had been recovered to in excess of 800,000 inhabitants by the weekend and the biggest power firm announced the main operations to repair the grid was finished though partial blackouts continued.

Air Defence Actions and UAV Interceptions

The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems neutralized 54 of 78 total enemy drones deployed towards the country overnight, the air force announced on Saturday.

Russia's defense officials claimed it intercepted 42 UAVs from Ukraine over Russian territory.

Cuban Government Rejects Accusations of Sending Troops to the War

Havana on Saturday rejected US assertions it has provided troops to engage in the conflict in Ukraine, while declaring the government "lack exact data about citizens of Cuba" engaged "on their own" or "in the military forces of both sides".

The foreign ministry in the capital said twenty-six Cuban citizens had been given prison terms to incarceration from five to 14 years for mercenary activity since the autumn of 2023 when reports spread of Cuban nationals being deployed to the frontlines in the conflict.

I Want to Live Initiative Reports Information on Cuban National Enlistment

The surrender initiative, a official Kyiv program that encourages adversaries to give up, reported in May: "Our information indicates the identities and information of one thousand and twenty-eight Cuban nationals who entered into agreements with the Russian armed forces in 2023-2024."

The Cuban foreign ministry commented of Cubans who might be participating: "There is no doubt that no individual possesses the encouragement, commitment, or approval of the Cuban authorities for their activities."

Relatives of Cuban nationals who departed to the Russian Federation in the year informed news outlets at the time that their family members had been misled into enlisting through ads on social media.