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Ukraine's drones have targeted the Russian Bashneft facility in Ufa, located some 1,400 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, resulting in detonations and a blaze, per a informed individual in the Ukrainian Security Service.

This represents the 3rd Ukrainian security service far-reaching assault in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. These strikes show that there are no safe places in the deep rear of the Russian state.

Zelenskyy Appeals to Trump to Broker Peace in Ukraine

The Ukrainian leader called on President Trump to mediate a ceasefire in Ukraine during a telephone conversation on the weekend.

"Provided that a hostilities can be ended in one region, then undoubtedly other wars can be ended as well, covering the conflict with Russia," Zelenskyy remarked, commending Trump's "remarkable" Middle East ceasefire plan and calling for the President to compel the Moscow into negotiations.

Russian Attacks Claim Victims in Ukraine

Moscow's assaults on Ukrainian territory resulted in the deaths of 5 individuals on Saturday and disrupted electricity to parts of the south Odesa region, as stated by local sources.

Two civilians lost their lives within a religious building in the town when it was targeted, per local authorities.

In the Russian border region of Belgorod, a vehicle operator was fatally wounded by a Ukrainian strike, according to local officials.

Electricity Restoration Operations in Kyiv

Efforts carried on on the weekend to recover electricity in Kyiv, after Russian attacks.

Energy had been recovered to over 800,000 citizens by Saturday and the biggest utility provider stated the main work to repair the grid was finished though some outages persisted.

Anti-Aircraft Actions and UAV Interceptions

The Ukrainian air defences intercepted or jammed fifty-four of seventy-eight Russian drones deployed towards the country in the dark hours, the military said on Saturday.

Russia's military authorities said it intercepted 42 enemy drones over Russian territory.

Cuban Government Refutes Accusations of Sending Forces to the War

The Cuban government on Saturday refuted US assertions it has deployed military personnel to fight in the hostilities, while affirming Cuban authorities "are without accurate information about Cuban nationals" involved "on their own" or "as part of the armed units of the conflicting parties".

The government department in the capital stated 26 nationals had been sentenced to jail sentences ranging from five up to fourteen years for mercenary activity since the autumn of 2023 when reports spread of individuals being sent to the front in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Initiative Discloses Information on Cuban Enlistment

I Want to Live, a Ukrainian government initiative that encourages enemy combatants to lay down arms, stated in May: "We reliably know the personal data of one thousand and twenty-eight Cuban nationals who entered into agreements with the Russian military in the past two years."

The Cuban authorities commented of those who might be participating: "It is irrefutable that none of them possesses the encouragement, allegiance, or consent of the government in Havana for their actions."

Family members of individuals who left for Russia in 2023 told Agence France-Presse at the time that their relatives had been tricked into joining through promotions on digital networks.