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Ukrainian UAVs have hit the Russian Bashneft refinery in the city of Ufa, positioned around 1,400 kilometers from Ukraine, triggering detonations and a blaze, according to a insider in Ukraine's SBU.

This represents the third Ukrainian security service deep strike in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. Such operations demonstrate that there are no safe places in the deep rear of the Russian state.

Ukrainian President Calls On US President to Mediate Ceasefire in the Conflict

Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on the US President to mediate a ceasefire in Ukraine over a telephone conversation on Saturday.

"If a war can be stopped in a single area, then undoubtedly further hostilities can be halted as well, including the Russian war," the President remarked, commending Trump's "remarkable" Middle East peace initiative and urging the American leader to pressure the Kremlin into discussions.

Moscow's Attacks Kill Casualties in the Country

Russian attacks on Ukraine resulted in the deaths of five people on Saturday and cut power to sections of Ukraine's southern Odesa oblast, as stated by authorities in Ukraine.

Two people lost their lives within a church in Kostyantynivka when it was hit, as reported by municipal sources.

In Russia's frontier area of the Belgorod region, a truck driver was lost his life by a drone assault, as stated by regional authorities.

Power Recovery Efforts in Kyiv

Operations proceeded on the weekend to restore power in the Ukrainian capital, after Russian attacks.

Power had been recovered to over 800,000 citizens by Saturday and the biggest power firm said the primary efforts to recover electricity was finished though partial blackouts remained.

Air Defence Operations and UAV Interceptions

The Ukrainian defense forces downed or disrupted 54 out of 78 UAVs from Russia deployed targeting Ukraine during the night, the aerial defense command announced on Saturday.

Russia's defense officials stated it shot down forty-two Ukrainian drones over its own soil.

Cuba Rejects Allegations of Deploying Forces to the War

Cuba on Saturday denied American allegations it has provided troops to participate in the conflict in Ukraine, while stating Cuban authorities "are without exact details about Cuban nationals" involved "voluntarily" or "in the military forces of either party".

The ministry in Havana announced twenty-six Cuban citizens had been convicted to incarceration from five up to fourteen years for mercenary activity since the autumn of 2023 when news spread of Cubans being sent to the front in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Project Reveals Details on Cuban National Involvement

I Want to Live, a Ukrainian government initiative that promotes adversaries to surrender, stated in May: "We reliably know the personal data of one thousand and twenty-eight individuals who signed contracts with the Russian armed forces in the past two years."

The government in Havana said of those who might be involved: "It is irrefutable that not a single one has the backing, allegiance, or authorization of the Cuban authorities for their actions."

Relatives of individuals who departed to Russia in 2023 informed Agence France-Presse at the time that their loved ones had been misled into enlisting through advertisements on digital networks.