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Ukraine's unmanned aerial vehicles have targeted the Russian Bashneft processing plant in Ufa, situated some 1,400 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, resulting in detonations and a blaze, per a insider in Ukraine's SBU.

This constitutes the third Ukrainian security service far-reaching assault in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. Those strikes demonstrate that there are no secure zones in the far hinterland of the Russian Federation.

Ukrainian President Calls On US President to Broker Ceasefire in the Conflict

The Ukrainian leader called on Donald Trump to facilitate a truce in the Ukrainian conflict over a telephone conversation on Saturday.

"When a war can be stopped in one region, then surely additional conflicts can be stopped as well, encompassing the Russian aggression," Zelenskyy remarked, hailing the US President's "exceptional" Middle East ceasefire plan and calling for the US president to compel the Moscow into talks.

Moscow's Attacks Claim Victims in Ukraine

Strikes by Russia on Ukraine killed at least several civilians on the weekend and cut power to sections of the southern Odesa area, according to authorities in Ukraine.

A pair of individuals lost their lives in a religious building in the town when it was targeted, according to local authorities.

In the Russian border region of the Belgorod region, a lorry operator was killed by a Ukrainian strike, as stated by municipal sources.

Electricity Restoration Operations in Kyiv

Efforts proceeded on Saturday to repair energy infrastructure in Kyiv, after Russian attacks.

Power had been recovered to more than 800,000 citizens by the weekend and the largest private energy company stated the key efforts to recover electricity was finished though some outages remained.

Air Defence Operations and Drone Downings

Ukraine's defense forces downed or disrupted 54 of 78 total Russian drones deployed towards Ukraine during the night, the aerial defense command said on Saturday.

The Russian military authorities stated it intercepted 42 enemy UAVs from Ukraine over its own soil.

Cuba Denies Allegations of Deploying Forces to the War

Cuba on the weekend refuted US claims it has sent military personnel to participate in the Ukraine war, while stating officials in Havana "are without exact data about individuals" participating "voluntarily" or "in the military forces of the conflicting parties".

The government department in Havana stated 26 Cubans had been convicted to incarceration from five up to fourteen years for participating as mercenaries since the autumn of 2023 when news circulated of individuals being dispatched to the front in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Initiative Reports Data on Cuban Recruitment

The surrender initiative, a state program that encourages opposing fighters to lay down arms, reported in May: "We reliably know the identities and information of one thousand and twenty-eight Cubans who entered into agreements with the Russian armed forces in the past two years."

The Cuban foreign ministry stated of those who might be engaged: "It is irrefutable that not a single one possesses the encouragement, dedication, or consent of the government in Havana for their involvement."

Family members of Cubans who departed to Russia in 2023 told Agence France-Presse at the time that their loved ones had been deceptively recruited through promotions on online platforms.