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Ukraine's UAVs have struck the Russian Bashneft processing plant in Ufa, situated approximately 1,400 km from Ukraine, resulting in blasts and a blaze, as reported by a informed individual in the Ukrainian Security Service.

This constitutes the third Ukrainian security service long-range attack in the region in the last month. Those operations illustrate that there are no safe places in the far hinterland of the Russian Federation.

Ukrainian President Appeals to US President to Mediate Truce in Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on Donald Trump to broker peace in Ukraine during a call on Saturday.

"Provided that a war can be stopped in a single area, then undoubtedly other wars can be ended as well, including the Russian war," the President said, praising Trump's "outstanding" Gaza ceasefire plan and calling for the American leader to pressure the Kremlin into negotiations.

Russian Attacks Claim Victims in Ukraine

Russian attacks on Ukraine claimed the lives of several civilians on Saturday and disrupted electricity to sections of Ukraine's southern Odesa area, per Ukrainian officials.

Two civilians lost their lives inside a religious building in Kostyantynivka when it was struck, as reported by local authorities.

In the Russian frontier area of Belgorod, a truck driver was killed by a drone assault, per municipal sources.

Electricity Repair Work in Kyiv

Work continued on the weekend to repair energy infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital, after Russian attacks.

Electricity had been returned to over 800,000 residents by Saturday and the biggest utility provider announced the main operations to recover electricity was concluded though certain disruptions remained.

Anti-Aircraft Efforts and Drone Downings

The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems downed or disrupted 54 out of seventy-eight UAVs from Russia sent targeting Ukraine during the night, the aerial defense command said on Saturday.

Russia's defence ministry stated it shot down 42 enemy Ukrainian drones over its own soil.

Cuban Government Denies Accusations of Sending Forces to the War

Cuba on Saturday refuted American assertions it has provided soldiers to fight in the Ukraine war, while declaring officials in Havana "are without precise information about individuals" engaged "on their own" or "as part of the armed units of the conflicting parties".

The foreign ministry in the capital stated 26 Cuban citizens had been given prison terms to incarceration varying between five to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since September 2023 when reports emerged of individuals being deployed to the frontlines in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Project Discloses Information on Cuban Recruitment

The surrender initiative, a official Kyiv project that promotes opposing fighters to give up, said in spring: "We have confirmed the identities and information of one thousand and twenty-eight individuals who enlisted with the Moscow's troops in 2023-2024."

The Cuban authorities commented of Cuban nationals who might be involved: "There is no doubt that not a single one has the support, dedication, or consent of the government in Havana for their activities."

Relatives of Cuban nationals who departed to the Russian Federation in the year told news outlets at the time that their relatives had been deceptively recruited through promotions on online platforms.