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Ukraine's drones have targeted Russia's oil refinery in the city of Ufa, positioned approximately 1,400 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, causing blasts and a fire, per a insider in the Ukrainian SBU.

This marks the 3rd SBU deep strike in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. Such operations show that there are no protected areas in the distant backlines of the Russia.

Zelenskyy Appeals to US President to Facilitate Ceasefire in Ukraine

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

"Provided that a conflict can be ended in a single area, then certainly additional conflicts can be stopped as well, encompassing the conflict with Russia," Zelenskyy said, commending Trump's "outstanding" Gaza peace initiative and urging the American leader to influence the Moscow into discussions.

Russian Attacks Take Lives in Ukraine

Moscow's assaults on Ukraine resulted in the deaths of several civilians on Saturday and cut power to sections of the southern Odesa area, according to local sources.

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

In the Russian adjacent territory of Belgorod, a lorry operator was killed by a drone assault, as stated by local officials.

Energy Restoration Work in Kyiv

Efforts carried on on Saturday to restore power in the Ukrainian capital, after assaults.

Electricity had been returned to more than 800,000 residents by Saturday and the major private energy company stated the key work to restore power was finished though partial blackouts persisted.

Anti-Aircraft Operations and Drone Jamming

Ukraine's air defences downed or disrupted fifty-four of 78 Russian drones sent targeting Ukraine in the dark hours, the air force said on Saturday.

Russia's defense officials claimed it eliminated 42 enemy UAVs from Ukraine over Russian territory.

Cuba Denies Allegations of Sending Troops to the War

Cuba on the weekend refuted American assertions it has provided soldiers to engage in the conflict in Ukraine, while affirming Cuban authorities "are without precise information about Cuban nationals" involved "independently" or "as part of the armed units of the conflicting parties".

The ministry in the capital said twenty-six Cuban citizens had been sentenced to jail sentences varying between 5 to 14 years for mercenary involvement since September 2023 when reports spread of Cuban nationals being sent to the battlefield in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Initiative Reports Data on Cuban National Involvement

I Want to Live, a official Kyiv program that encourages opposing fighters to surrender, stated in May: "Our information indicates the identities and information of 1,028 Cuban nationals who enlisted with the Russian military in recently."

The Cuban foreign ministry stated of Cuban nationals who might be engaged: "There is no doubt that not a single one have the support, allegiance, or approval of the Cuban authorities for their involvement."

Family members of Cubans who left for the Russian Federation in 2023 informed Agence France-Presse at the time that their family members had been misled into enlisting through ads on online platforms.