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Ukraine's drones have targeted Russia's Bashneft facility in Ufa, positioned approximately 1,400 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, triggering detonations and a blaze, per a insider in Ukraine's SBU.

This represents the 3rd intelligence far-reaching assault in Bashkortostan in the last month. Such operations show that there are no safe places in the far hinterland of the Russia.

Zelenskyy Urges US President to Facilitate Truce in Ukraine

The Ukrainian leader appealed to President Trump to mediate a ceasefire in Ukraine over a call on Saturday.

"When a hostilities can be stopped in a particular zone, then certainly other wars can be halted as well, covering the conflict with Russia," Zelenskyy stated, commending the US President's "remarkable" Middle East peace initiative and urging the US president to pressure the Kremlin into discussions.

Russian Attacks Kill Lives in Ukraine

Russian attacks on Ukrainian territory claimed the lives of several civilians on the weekend and disrupted electricity to parts of the south Odesa area, as stated by Ukrainian officials.

A pair of individuals died within a church in the town when it was targeted, per local authorities.

In the Russian frontier area of the Belgorod region, a lorry operator was lost his life by a Ukrainian strike, per regional authorities.

Power Recovery Efforts in Kyiv

Efforts proceeded on Saturday to repair energy infrastructure in Kyiv, after strikes by Moscow.

Power had been returned to over 800,000 residents by the weekend and the major power firm stated the primary operations to repair the grid was finished though some outages persisted.

Air Defence Operations and UAV Downings

Ukraine's anti-aircraft systems downed or disrupted 54 of seventy-eight UAVs from Russia deployed against Ukraine in the dark hours, the military reported on Saturday.

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

Cuban Government Refutes Claims of Sending Forces to Ukraine

Cuba on Saturday refuted US allegations it has deployed troops to engage in the conflict in Ukraine, while affirming officials in Havana "are without precise information about Cuban nationals" engaged "voluntarily" or "as part of the armed units of either party".

The government department in the capital announced 26 Cuban citizens had been given prison terms to jail sentences ranging from five to 14 years for mercenary activity since the autumn of 2023 when reports spread of Cubans being sent to the front in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Initiative Discloses Data on Cuban Enlistment

The surrender initiative, a state initiative that urges opposing fighters to give up, stated in May: "We have confirmed the names and personal details of over a thousand Cuban nationals who entered into agreements with the Moscow's troops in recently."

The government in Havana commented of those who might be participating: "Undeniably that not a single one has the support, allegiance, or authorization of the Cuban state for their involvement."

Relatives of Cubans who departed to the Russian Federation in 2023 reported to international media at the time that their relatives had been deceptively recruited through ads on digital networks.