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Ukrainian UAVs have targeted Russia's Bashneft processing plant in the city of Ufa, situated approximately 1,400 km from Ukraine, causing blasts and a fire, according to a insider in the Ukrainian Security Service.

This marks the 3rd SBU far-reaching assault in Bashkortostan in the last month. Those operations show that there are no safe places in the distant backlines of the Russian Federation.

Ukrainian President Calls On Trump to Mediate Truce in the Conflict

President Zelenskyy appealed to President Trump to facilitate a truce in Ukraine during a call on Saturday.

"Provided that a hostilities can be stopped in a single area, then certainly other wars can be halted as well, including the Russian aggression," he stated, hailing the US President's "remarkable" Middle East ceasefire plan and requesting the American leader to influence the Kremlin into discussions.

Moscow's Strikes Kill Victims in the Country

Moscow's assaults on Ukrainian territory resulted in the deaths of several civilians on Saturday and caused blackouts to sections of the south Odesa area, as stated by Ukrainian officials.

Two civilians lost their lives within a place of worship in Kostyantynivka when it was targeted, per regional officials.

In the Russian adjacent territory of Belgorod, a truck driver was fatally wounded by a Ukrainian strike, according to local officials.

Power Recovery Efforts in the Capital

Work proceeded on the weekend to restore power in Kyiv, after Russian attacks.

Power had been returned to over 800,000 inhabitants by Saturday and the largest power firm stated the primary efforts to restore power was concluded though partial blackouts remained.

Anti-Aircraft Efforts and Drone Interceptions

The Ukrainian defense forces downed or disrupted 54 out of seventy-eight UAVs from Russia deployed against Ukraine during the night, the aerial defense command announced on the weekend.

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

Cuba Denies Claims of Providing Forces to Ukraine

Cuba on the weekend refuted American assertions it has provided soldiers to fight in the conflict in Ukraine, while affirming the government "lack exact data about individuals" participating "voluntarily" or "within the troops of either party".

The ministry in the capital said 26 nationals had been sentenced to incarceration from five up to fourteen years for mercenary activity since last September when reports emerged of Cubans being deployed to the battlefield in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Program Discloses Information on Cuban National Recruitment

The surrender initiative, a official Kyiv project that urges adversaries to lay down arms, reported in May: "Our information indicates the identities and information of over a thousand Cubans who entered into agreements with the Russian military in 2023-2024."

The Cuban authorities commented of Cubans who might be engaged: "Undeniably that none of them has the support, dedication, or approval of the Cuban authorities for their actions."

Family members of individuals who left for Russia in 2023 informed international media at the time that their family members had been deceptively recruited through advertisements on social media.