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Ukraine's drones have targeted Russia's Bashneft processing plant in Ufa, located some 1,400 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, causing detonations and a fire, per a source in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This represents the third SBU far-reaching assault in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. Such strikes illustrate that there are no secure zones in the distant backlines of the Russia.

Ukrainian President Appeals to US President to Broker Ceasefire in Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on the US President to facilitate a truce in Ukraine over a telephone conversation on Saturday.

"When a conflict can be ended in one region, then certainly other wars can be ended as well, including the Russian aggression," he said, hailing the US President's "remarkable" Gaza truce proposal and urging the American leader to influence the Kremlin into talks.

Moscow's Attacks Claim Lives in Ukraine

Moscow's assaults on Ukraine claimed the lives of several civilians on Saturday and caused blackouts to areas of Ukraine's southern Odesa area, as stated by local sources.

Two civilians lost their lives inside a religious building in the town when it was struck, according to municipal sources.

In the Russian adjacent territory of the Belgorod region, a truck driver was lost his life by a drone assault, according to municipal sources.

Power Repair Efforts in the Capital

Work proceeded on the weekend to restore power in Kyiv, after strikes by Moscow.

Electricity had been recovered to more than 800,000 citizens by the weekend and the major private energy company stated the key efforts to recover electricity was complete though partial blackouts continued.

Anti-Aircraft Efforts and Drone Interceptions

Ukraine's defense forces intercepted or jammed fifty-four of seventy-eight enemy drones sent targeting the country overnight, the air force announced on the weekend.

The Russian defence ministry stated it intercepted forty-two UAVs from Ukraine over the country's airspace.

Cuba Refutes Allegations of Providing Troops to Ukraine

Havana on Saturday refuted American claims it has sent soldiers to fight in the Ukraine war, while affirming officials in Havana "do not have accurate details about individuals" participating "on their own" or "within the troops of either party".

The foreign ministry in the capital stated twenty-six Cuban citizens had been sentenced to prison terms varying between five up to fourteen years for mercenary activity since the autumn of 2023 when news spread of Cubans being dispatched to the battlefield in the conflict.

I Want to Live Program Reveals Data on Cuban National Involvement

The program, a state initiative that encourages opposing fighters to lay down arms, said in May: "We have confirmed the personal data of over a thousand Cubans who signed contracts with the Moscow's troops in the past two years."

The Cuban authorities stated of Cubans who might be participating: "Undeniably that not a single one have the backing, allegiance, or authorization of the Cuban authorities for their activities."

Family members of Cubans who left for the Russian Federation in 2023 informed news outlets at the time that their relatives had been deceptively recruited through advertisements on digital networks.