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Ukrainian UAVs have hit the Russian oil processing plant in the city of Ufa, positioned some 1,400 km from Ukraine, triggering detonations and a blaze, as reported by a insider in Ukraine's SBU.

This marks the third intelligence far-reaching assault in the region in the past month. These attacks illustrate that there are no secure zones in the distant backlines of the Russian state.

Zelenskyy Appeals to US President to Mediate Peace in the Conflict

President Zelenskyy urged Donald Trump to facilitate a truce in the Ukrainian conflict in a phone call on Saturday.

"If a hostilities can be halted in a particular zone, then certainly other wars can be halted as well, including the Russian war," the President remarked, commending Trump's "remarkable" Gaza ceasefire plan and urging the American leader to influence the Kremlin into discussions.

Russian Attacks Take Lives in the Country

Moscow's assaults on Ukrainian territory claimed the lives of 5 individuals on the weekend and cut power to parts of the southern Odesa area, as stated by authorities in Ukraine.

Two people died in a church in the town when it was struck, per local authorities.

In Russia's frontier area of the Belgorod region, a vehicle operator was killed by a attack from Ukraine, according to local officials.

Electricity Repair Work in the Capital

Operations continued on Saturday to recover electricity in Kyiv, after strikes by Moscow.

Energy had been recovered to over 800,000 residents by Saturday and the largest private energy company stated the primary work to recover electricity was finished though certain disruptions continued.

Anti-Aircraft Actions and UAV Jamming

The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems intercepted or jammed 54 out of seventy-eight UAVs from Russia sent towards the country overnight, the military said on Saturday.

The Russian military authorities said it eliminated 42 drones over Russian territory.

Cuba Rejects Allegations of Sending Forces to Ukraine

Cuba on Saturday rejected American claims it has deployed troops to engage in the Ukraine war, while stating officials in Havana "are without exact data about citizens of Cuba" participating "independently" or "as part of the armed units of the conflicting parties".

The government department in Havana announced twenty-six Cubans had been convicted to jail sentences ranging from five up to fourteen years for participating as mercenaries since the autumn of 2023 when news circulated of Cuban nationals being sent to the frontlines in the conflict.

I Want to Live Initiative Reveals Data on Cuban National Involvement

I Want to Live, a Ukrainian government initiative that promotes enemy combatants to surrender, stated in May: "We reliably know the identities and information of one thousand and twenty-eight individuals who signed contracts with the Moscow's troops in the past two years."

The Cuban authorities said of Cubans who might be engaged: "There is no doubt that none of them possesses the support, dedication, or approval of the government in Havana for their actions."

Kin of Cubans who left for Russia in 2023 told Agence France-Presse at the time that their loved ones had been tricked into joining through advertisements on social media.