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Ukrainian UAVs have targeted Russia's Bashneft processing plant in the city of Ufa, located some 1,400 kilometers from Ukraine, resulting in explosions and a blaze, according to a source in Ukraine's Security Service.

This marks the latest SBU far-reaching assault in Bashkortostan in the past month. Such strikes demonstrate that there are no secure zones in the distant backlines of the Russia.

Zelenskyy Calls On US President to Broker Peace in Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on President Trump to mediate a ceasefire in Ukraine in a telephone conversation on the weekend.

"If a hostilities can be halted in a single area, then undoubtedly other wars can be stopped as well, including the Russian war," the President stated, hailing the US President's "remarkable" Gaza truce proposal and requesting the American leader to influence the Moscow into negotiations.

Russian Attacks Claim Victims in Ukraine

Moscow's assaults on Ukraine claimed the lives of 5 individuals on the weekend and cut power to areas of Ukraine's south Odesa area, according to Ukrainian officials.

Two people died inside a church in Kostyantynivka when it was targeted, per local authorities.

In Russia's frontier area of the Belgorod region, a lorry operator was fatally wounded by a drone assault, as stated by local officials.

Energy Restoration Efforts in the Capital

Operations carried on on Saturday to recover electricity in the Ukrainian capital, after Russian attacks.

Energy had been recovered to in excess of 800,000 residents by Saturday and the major private energy company said the main work to repair the grid was finished though some outages remained.

Air Defence Efforts and UAV Interceptions

Ukraine's defense forces intercepted or jammed fifty-four of 78 UAVs from Russia launched targeting the country overnight, the military reported on Saturday.

The Russian defense officials claimed it eliminated 42 drones over the country's airspace.

Cuba Refutes Allegations of Sending Soldiers to Ukraine

Havana on Saturday refuted US claims it has sent military personnel to participate in the hostilities, while affirming officials in Havana "are without exact details about citizens of Cuba" participating "voluntarily" or "as part of the armed units of both sides".

The foreign ministry in the capital said 26 Cubans had been given prison terms to jail sentences ranging from 5 to 14 years for mercenary activity since September 2023 when information emerged of individuals being sent to the front in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Initiative Reports Data on Cuban National Involvement

The program, a state initiative that urges adversaries to surrender, stated in May: "We have confirmed the personal data of 1,028 Cuban nationals who enlisted with the Moscow's troops in 2023-2024."

The Cuban authorities stated of Cubans who might be participating: "Undeniably that none of them has the encouragement, allegiance, or consent of the Cuban state for their actions."

Kin of Cubans who traveled to the Russian Federation in the year reported to international media at the time that their loved ones had been misled into enlisting through promotions on social media.