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Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have targeted the Russian Bashneft refinery in Ufa, positioned around 1,400 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, resulting in detonations and a inferno, per a informed individual in the Ukrainian Security Service.

This marks the third intelligence deep strike in Bashkortostan in the last month. These operations show that there are no secure zones in the distant backlines of the Russia.

Zelenskyy Calls On US President to Mediate Ceasefire in Ukraine

President Zelenskyy urged Donald Trump to mediate a ceasefire in the Ukrainian conflict during a call on the weekend.

"Provided that a hostilities can be halted in a particular zone, then undoubtedly additional conflicts can be ended as well, including the Russian aggression," the President said, hailing the US President's "exceptional" Middle East ceasefire plan and requesting the American leader to pressure the Moscow into negotiations.

Moscow's Strikes Take Lives in Ukraine

Strikes by Russia on Ukraine resulted in the deaths of five people on Saturday and caused blackouts to parts of Ukraine's southern Odesa oblast, according to local sources.

A pair of individuals died inside a religious building in Kostyantynivka when it was struck, as reported by local authorities.

In Russia's frontier area of Belgorod, a lorry operator was fatally wounded by a attack from Ukraine, as stated by municipal sources.

Power Restoration Efforts in the Capital

Operations proceeded on Saturday to restore power in Kyiv, after assaults.

Electricity had been recovered to over 800,000 citizens by Saturday and the largest utility provider said the main operations to recover electricity was concluded though some outages continued.

Anti-Aircraft Actions and UAV Jamming

Ukraine's air defences neutralized 54 of 78 enemy drones launched against the country overnight, the aerial defense command reported on the weekend.

The Russian defence ministry stated it intercepted forty-two Ukrainian drones over the country's airspace.

Cuban Government Rejects Allegations of Deploying Soldiers to the War

Cuba on Saturday refuted American allegations it has sent military personnel to fight in the conflict in Ukraine, while stating officials in Havana "lack exact information about Cuban nationals" involved "voluntarily" or "as part of the armed units of the conflicting parties".

The government department in the capital said twenty-six nationals had been given prison terms to incarceration ranging from five up to fourteen years for participating as mercenaries since last September when reports emerged of Cuban nationals being dispatched to the battlefield in the conflict.

I Want to Live Project Reports Details on Cuban Involvement

The surrender initiative, a Ukrainian government program that encourages opposing fighters to give up, reported in May: "We have confirmed the personal data of over a thousand individuals who signed contracts with the Moscow's troops in 2023-2024."

The Cuban authorities commented of those who might be involved: "Undeniably that no individual has the encouragement, commitment, or authorization of the Cuban state for their actions."

Relatives of individuals who traveled to Russia in 2023 reported to Agence France-Presse at the time that their relatives had been tricked into joining through promotions on social media.