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Ukraine's unmanned aerial vehicles have targeted Russia's oil processing plant in Ufa, situated around 1,400 kilometers from Ukraine, causing explosions and a fire, as reported by a informed individual in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This marks the latest intelligence deep strike in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. Those attacks demonstrate that there are no secure zones in the distant backlines of the Russian state.

Zelenskyy Appeals to US President to Facilitate Truce in the Conflict

The Ukrainian leader appealed to President Trump to mediate a ceasefire in Ukraine during a phone call on Saturday.

"Provided that a war can be halted in a single area, then certainly other wars can be ended as well, encompassing the Russian war," the President stated, hailing Trump's "outstanding" Middle East ceasefire plan and calling for the President to pressure the Kremlin into negotiations.

Russian Strikes Take Victims in the Country

Moscow's assaults on Ukrainian territory killed at least 5 individuals on Saturday and caused blackouts to parts of Ukraine's southern Odesa region, per local sources.

Two civilians lost their lives in a church in the town when it was hit, as reported by municipal sources.

In Russia's border region of the Belgorod region, a truck driver was killed by a Ukrainian strike, according to regional authorities.

Energy Recovery Operations in the Capital

Work continued on Saturday to recover electricity in the Ukrainian capital, after assaults.

Electricity had been restored to over 800,000 citizens by Saturday and the largest utility provider stated the key operations to restore power was complete though certain disruptions persisted.

Anti-Aircraft Actions and UAV Jamming

The Ukrainian air defences intercepted or jammed 54 out of seventy-eight Russian drones deployed targeting Ukraine in the dark hours, the aerial defense command reported on Saturday.

Russia's defence ministry said it eliminated forty-two UAVs from Ukraine over Russian territory.

Cuban Government Rejects Accusations of Providing Troops to Ukraine

Cuba on Saturday denied US claims it has deployed military personnel to engage in the conflict in Ukraine, while declaring the government "do not have precise information about individuals" participating "voluntarily" or "in the military forces of either party".

The ministry in the capital stated 26 Cubans had been convicted to incarceration from five up to fourteen years for participating as mercenaries since the autumn of 2023 when information spread of individuals being sent to the battlefield in the conflict.

I Want to Live Program Reveals Information on Cuban Recruitment

The program, a official Kyiv program that urges enemy combatants to surrender, stated in May: "We have confirmed the personal data of 1,028 Cuban nationals who enlisted with the Russian armed forces in 2023-2024."

The government in Havana commented of those who might be participating: "There is no doubt that no individual has the support, allegiance, or authorization of the Cuban authorities for their actions."

Kin of individuals who traveled to the Russian Federation in the year informed news outlets at the time that their loved ones had been tricked into joining through ads on digital networks.