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Ukrainian UAVs have struck the Russian oil processing plant in the city of Ufa, positioned around 1,400 kilometers from Ukraine, causing explosions and a fire, according to a informed individual in Ukraine's intelligence agency.

This constitutes the third SBU deep strike in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. Those strikes illustrate that there are no protected areas in the deep rear of the Russian state.

Zelenskyy Appeals to Trump to Mediate Peace in the Conflict

The Ukrainian leader called on the US President to facilitate a truce in Ukraine over a phone call on the weekend.

"Provided that a conflict can be stopped in a single area, then certainly further hostilities can be ended as well, including the Russian war," the President stated, hailing Trump's "outstanding" Gaza peace initiative and urging the US president to compel the Moscow into talks.

Russian Strikes Kill Casualties in Ukraine

Moscow's assaults on Ukraine killed at least 5 individuals on Saturday and caused blackouts to areas of the south Odesa area, as stated by Ukrainian officials.

Two people died inside a church in the town when it was struck, per regional officials.

In the Russian border region of the Belgorod region, a vehicle operator was fatally wounded by a attack from Ukraine, according to municipal sources.

Power Repair Operations in Kyiv

Work continued on Saturday to recover electricity in the Ukrainian capital, after strikes by Moscow.

Electricity had been restored to more than 800,000 inhabitants by Saturday and the major private energy company announced the key operations to restore power was finished though partial blackouts remained.

Anti-Aircraft Operations and UAV Downings

The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems intercepted or jammed 54 of 78 total UAVs from Russia sent targeting Ukraine overnight, the aerial defense command said on Saturday.

The Russian defence ministry said it eliminated forty-two drones over Russian territory.

Cuba Denies Allegations of Sending Soldiers to the War

Cuba on Saturday refuted American claims it has sent military personnel to fight in the Ukraine war, while stating officials in Havana "lack precise information about individuals" involved "voluntarily" or "within the troops of either party".

The government department in the capital stated 26 Cuban citizens had been convicted to prison terms from 5 to 14 years for mercenary involvement since last September when news circulated of individuals being dispatched to the battlefield in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Project Discloses Information on Cuban Recruitment

The program, a Ukrainian government program that urges adversaries to give up, said in May: "We have confirmed the personal data of 1,028 Cuban nationals who enlisted with the Russian armed forces in 2023-2024."

The Cuban authorities said of Cuban nationals who might be engaged: "There is no doubt that none of them possesses the encouragement, commitment, or approval of the Cuban state for their activities."

Family members of Cuban nationals who departed to Russia in the year told international media at the time that their family members had been misled into enlisting through ads on digital networks.