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Ukrainian UAVs have struck Russia's Bashneft facility in the city of Ufa, situated around 1,400 km from Ukraine, causing explosions and a fire, according to a insider in Ukraine's SBU.

This represents the latest intelligence long-range attack in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. These attacks show that there are no safe places in the distant backlines of the Russian Federation.

Ukrainian President Calls On Trump to Mediate Ceasefire in Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to Donald Trump to facilitate a truce in the Ukrainian conflict over a call on Saturday.

"When a conflict can be stopped in a single area, then certainly additional conflicts can be stopped as well, covering the conflict with Russia," he stated, praising Trump's "remarkable" Gaza ceasefire plan and urging the American leader to influence the Kremlin into talks.

Russian Attacks Take Lives in the Country

Strikes by Russia on Ukraine killed at least five people on Saturday and disrupted electricity to sections of the southern Odesa area, per Ukrainian officials.

Two civilians died within a church in Kostyantynivka when it was hit, as reported by local authorities.

In Russia's border region of the Belgorod region, a truck driver was fatally wounded by a attack from Ukraine, according to municipal sources.

Power Repair Work in the Capital

Efforts carried on on Saturday to restore power in Kyiv, after strikes by Moscow.

Energy had been restored to over 800,000 residents by the weekend and the biggest utility provider said the main efforts to restore power was finished though some outages remained.

Anti-Aircraft Operations and Drone Downings

Ukraine's anti-aircraft systems neutralized 54 of 78 Russian drones sent towards the country during the night, the aerial defense command reported on Saturday.

Russia's military authorities stated it intercepted 42 enemy drones over its own soil.

Cuban Government Denies Claims of Sending Soldiers to Ukraine

The Cuban government on Saturday rejected American assertions it has provided soldiers to participate in the conflict in Ukraine, while affirming the government "lack exact details about citizens of Cuba" engaged "on their own" or "within the troops of the conflicting parties".

The ministry in the capital said 26 Cuban citizens had been convicted to prison terms varying between 5 to 14 years for mercenary activity since the autumn of 2023 when information circulated of Cuban nationals being dispatched to the frontlines in the conflict.

I Want to Live Project Reports Data on Cuban Enlistment

I Want to Live, a official Kyiv program that urges adversaries to lay down arms, stated in May: "We have confirmed the personal data of over a thousand individuals who signed contracts with the Russian military in the past two years."

The government in Havana said of Cubans who might be involved: "Undeniably that not a single one has the backing, commitment, or authorization of the Cuban authorities for their activities."

Kin of individuals who left for the Russian Federation in 2023 informed news outlets at the time that their loved ones had been tricked into joining through ads on digital networks.