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Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have struck Russia's oil facility in the city of Ufa, located approximately 1,400 kilometres from Ukraine, causing blasts and a fire, as reported by a insider in Ukraine's Security Service.

This marks the third Ukrainian security service far-reaching assault in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. Such strikes show that there are no secure zones in the distant backlines of the Russia.

Ukrainian President Appeals to Trump to Broker Ceasefire in Ukraine

President Zelenskyy urged Donald Trump to facilitate a truce in Ukraine during a phone call on Saturday.

"When a hostilities can be halted in a single area, then undoubtedly additional conflicts can be halted as well, encompassing the Russian aggression," the President remarked, hailing the US President's "remarkable" Gaza ceasefire plan and urging the US president to influence the Kremlin into negotiations.

Russian Strikes Take Victims in the Country

Strikes by Russia on Ukraine resulted in the deaths of several civilians on Saturday and cut power to parts of Ukraine's south Odesa area, as stated by Ukrainian officials.

A pair of individuals died in a place of worship in Kostyantynivka when it was hit, according to regional officials.

In Russia's frontier area of the Belgorod region, a lorry operator was lost his life by a attack from Ukraine, per local officials.

Energy Restoration Efforts in Kyiv

Work carried on on Saturday to repair energy infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital, after assaults.

Power had been restored to over 800,000 citizens by the weekend and the major power firm stated the primary work to restore power was complete though partial blackouts persisted.

Air Defence Efforts and UAV Interceptions

The Ukrainian defense forces neutralized 54 of 78 total UAVs from Russia sent towards Ukraine in the dark hours, the aerial defense command said on Saturday.

Russia's defence ministry said it shot down forty-two drones over its own soil.

Cuban Government Rejects Accusations of Providing Soldiers to the War

Havana on Saturday denied US allegations it has sent soldiers to fight in the Ukraine war, while declaring officials in Havana "are without exact details about citizens of Cuba" engaged "voluntarily" or "within the troops of either party".

The foreign ministry in the capital announced 26 Cubans had been sentenced to jail sentences varying between five up to fourteen years for participating as mercenaries since last September when reports emerged of individuals being sent to the battlefield in the conflict.

I Want to Live Program Reveals Information on Cuban National Involvement

The surrender initiative, a official Kyiv initiative that promotes opposing fighters to give up, said in May: "We reliably know the names and personal details of 1,028 Cubans who signed contracts with the Moscow's troops in the past two years."

The Cuban foreign ministry said of those who might be participating: "Undeniably that none of them possesses the encouragement, commitment, or authorization of the Cuban authorities for their actions."

Family members of Cuban nationals who traveled to Russia in 2023 reported to news outlets at the time that their loved ones had been tricked into joining through ads on digital networks.