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Ukraine's drones have targeted the Russian oil refinery in the city of Ufa, situated some 1,400 kilometers from Ukraine, triggering blasts and a fire, per a insider in Ukraine's intelligence agency.

This represents the 3rd SBU far-reaching assault in Bashkortostan in the last month. Those operations show that there are no secure zones in the far hinterland of the Russia.

Zelenskyy Calls On Trump to Broker Peace in Ukraine

President Zelenskyy appealed to President Trump to mediate a ceasefire in the Ukrainian conflict in a phone call on Saturday.

"When a hostilities can be halted in a particular zone, then surely additional conflicts can be ended as well, covering the Russian aggression," Zelenskyy stated, praising the US President's "outstanding" Gaza ceasefire plan and urging the President to compel the Moscow into negotiations.

Moscow's Attacks Take Victims in Ukraine

Strikes by Russia on Ukraine resulted in the deaths of 5 individuals on Saturday and cut power to areas of the south Odesa region, according to authorities in Ukraine.

Two civilians died within a church in Kostyantynivka when it was hit, per local authorities.

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

Power Recovery Efforts in the Capital

Operations proceeded on the weekend to recover electricity in Kyiv, after assaults.

Power had been recovered to in excess of 800,000 citizens by Saturday and the biggest private energy company stated the key efforts to restore power was concluded though certain disruptions remained.

Anti-Aircraft Operations and UAV Downings

Ukraine's anti-aircraft systems downed or disrupted 54 of 78 total UAVs from Russia sent targeting the country during the night, the aerial defense command reported on the weekend.

Russia's defence ministry said it eliminated 42 enemy drones over its own soil.

Cuban Government Denies Claims of Deploying Troops to Ukraine

The Cuban government on Saturday rejected US allegations it has provided military personnel to fight in the Ukraine war, while declaring officials in Havana "do not have precise information about individuals" participating "on their own" or "within the troops of both sides".

The ministry in Havana announced 26 Cuban citizens had been sentenced to jail sentences ranging from five up to fourteen years for mercenary involvement since September 2023 when information emerged of Cubans being dispatched to the battlefield in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Project Discloses Information on Cuban Enlistment

The surrender initiative, a official Kyiv project that promotes opposing fighters to lay down arms, stated in May: "We have confirmed the personal data of 1,028 individuals who entered into agreements with the Russian military in 2023-2024."

The government in Havana commented of Cuban nationals who might be participating: "It is irrefutable that not a single one possesses the support, dedication, or consent of the Cuban state for their actions."

Kin of individuals who departed to the Russian Federation in 2023 reported to Agence France-Presse at the time that their loved ones had been deceptively recruited through promotions on social media.