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Ukraine's UAVs have targeted the Russian Bashneft facility in the city of Ufa, positioned approximately 1,400 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, causing blasts and a inferno, according to a insider in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This represents the 3rd Ukrainian security service far-reaching assault in Bashkortostan in the last month. Those strikes demonstrate that there are no secure zones in the distant backlines of the Russia.

Zelenskyy Urges US President to Broker Truce in Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged the US President to broker peace in the Ukrainian conflict over a phone call on the weekend.

"If a conflict can be stopped in one region, then certainly further hostilities can be halted as well, covering the conflict with Russia," Zelenskyy said, commending the US President's "remarkable" Middle East peace initiative and calling for the US president to pressure the Kremlin into talks.

Russian Strikes Kill Casualties in Ukraine

Russian attacks on Ukrainian territory killed at least 5 individuals on Saturday and disrupted electricity to areas of the southern Odesa area, as stated by local sources.

Two people died within a church in Kostyantynivka when it was targeted, as reported by municipal sources.

In the Russian frontier area of Belgorod, a lorry operator was lost his life by a drone assault, according to municipal sources.

Energy Restoration Operations in Kyiv

Efforts proceeded on Saturday to restore power in Kyiv, after assaults.

Energy had been recovered to more than 800,000 citizens by the weekend and the largest private energy company stated the primary efforts to restore power was complete though certain disruptions remained.

Air Defence Actions and Drone Jamming

Ukraine's defense forces intercepted or jammed 54 out of seventy-eight enemy drones launched against Ukraine overnight, the aerial defense command said on Saturday.

The Russian military authorities stated it intercepted 42 UAVs from Ukraine over the country's airspace.

Cuba Refutes Accusations of Deploying Troops to the War

Havana on Saturday refuted American allegations it has sent military personnel to fight in the conflict in Ukraine, while declaring Cuban authorities "are without accurate information about Cuban nationals" participating "voluntarily" or "within the troops of the conflicting parties".

The foreign ministry in the capital stated twenty-six Cubans had been convicted to jail sentences from five to 14 years for mercenary involvement since the autumn of 2023 when information spread of individuals being deployed to the front in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Program Reports Information on Cuban Enlistment

The program, a state initiative that encourages adversaries to lay down arms, reported in spring: "We reliably know the names and personal details of 1,028 Cuban nationals who enlisted with the Russian military in 2023-2024."

The government in Havana stated of those who might be involved: "Undeniably that not a single one have the support, dedication, or consent of the government in Havana for their actions."

Relatives of Cuban nationals who departed to the Russian Federation in the year informed news outlets at the time that their family members had been misled into enlisting through ads on online platforms.