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Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have hit Russia's oil processing plant in Ufa, located around 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border, resulting in blasts and a inferno, per a informed individual in Ukraine's SBU.

This marks the latest intelligence far-reaching assault in Bashkortostan in the past month. These strikes demonstrate that there are no protected areas in the far hinterland of the Russian state.

Zelenskyy Calls On Trump to Facilitate Ceasefire in the Conflict

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

"When a hostilities can be stopped in a particular zone, then surely other wars can be stopped as well, including the Russian war," Zelenskyy said, hailing the US President's "exceptional" Gaza ceasefire plan and requesting the US president to influence the Russian government into negotiations.

Moscow's Attacks Kill Casualties in Ukraine

Moscow's assaults on Ukrainian territory killed at least 5 individuals on Saturday and cut power to areas of the southern Odesa oblast, according to Ukrainian officials.

Two civilians died inside a religious building in the town when it was struck, per local authorities.

In Russia's adjacent territory of the Belgorod region, a truck driver was lost his life by a attack from Ukraine, as stated by regional authorities.

Electricity Restoration Work in the Capital

Efforts continued on Saturday to recover electricity in Kyiv, after assaults.

Power had been returned to in excess of 800,000 inhabitants by Saturday and the major power firm stated the primary work to recover electricity was finished though certain disruptions continued.

Air Defence Operations and Drone Downings

Ukraine's anti-aircraft systems downed or disrupted fifty-four of seventy-eight Russian drones sent against Ukraine overnight, the military announced on the weekend.

The Russian military authorities claimed it eliminated forty-two drones over the country's airspace.

Cuban Government Denies Accusations of Sending Soldiers to the War

The Cuban government on Saturday rejected American allegations it has provided military personnel to engage in the hostilities, while declaring officials in Havana "do not have exact details about individuals" involved "on their own" or "within the troops of both sides".

The foreign ministry in the capital announced 26 Cubans had been convicted to incarceration ranging from 5 to 14 years for mercenary activity since last September when reports circulated of Cuban nationals being deployed to the battlefield in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Project Reports Information on Cuban National Recruitment

The surrender initiative, a state initiative that urges enemy combatants to give up, said in May: "Our information indicates the names and personal details of one thousand and twenty-eight Cubans who entered into agreements with the Russian armed forces in recently."

The Cuban foreign ministry stated of Cuban nationals who might be involved: "It is irrefutable that not a single one have the encouragement, commitment, or approval of the Cuban state for their activities."

Relatives of individuals who traveled to Russia in 2023 reported to news outlets at the time that their loved ones had been tricked into joining through promotions on digital networks.