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Ukraine's UAVs have struck the Russian Bashneft refinery in Ufa, positioned some 1,400 km from Ukraine, causing blasts and a blaze, as reported by a informed individual in Ukraine's SBU.

This marks the third intelligence long-range attack in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. These strikes illustrate that there are no safe places in the distant backlines of the Russian state.

Ukrainian President Calls On Trump to Mediate Peace in the Conflict

The Ukrainian leader called on Donald Trump to broker peace in the Ukrainian conflict in a phone call on Saturday.

"When a conflict can be ended in a particular zone, then certainly other wars can be halted as well, including the Russian war," the President stated, hailing the US President's "remarkable" Middle East ceasefire plan and urging the President to compel the Russian government into negotiations.

Russian Strikes Kill Lives in the Country

Moscow's assaults on Ukraine claimed the lives of several civilians on Saturday and cut power to parts of Ukraine's south Odesa oblast, according to Ukrainian officials.

Two people died within a religious building in the town when it was targeted, as reported by local authorities.

In the Russian adjacent territory of the Belgorod region, a lorry operator was fatally wounded by a Ukrainian strike, as stated by municipal sources.

Energy Restoration Work in the Capital

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

Electricity had been restored to in excess of 800,000 citizens by Saturday and the largest power firm stated the main operations to recover electricity was concluded though some outages persisted.

Air Defence Efforts and Drone Downings

The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems intercepted or jammed 54 of 78 UAVs from Russia deployed towards the country in the dark hours, the military reported on the weekend.

The Russian defence ministry claimed it intercepted 42 drones over its own soil.

Cuba Refutes Claims of Deploying Troops to Ukraine

Cuba on the weekend refuted American claims it has deployed military personnel to engage in the Ukraine war, while affirming Cuban authorities "lack precise information about citizens of Cuba" participating "voluntarily" or "as part of the armed units of the conflicting parties".

The foreign ministry in the capital stated 26 nationals had been convicted to incarceration varying between five up to fourteen years for mercenary activity since September 2023 when reports circulated of Cuban nationals being sent to the battlefield in the conflict.

I Want to Live Program Reveals Details on Cuban Recruitment

I Want to Live, a Ukrainian government program that urges enemy combatants to give up, stated in May: "We have confirmed the names and personal details of one thousand and twenty-eight individuals who signed contracts with the Moscow's troops in 2023-2024."

The Cuban authorities said of those who might be participating: "There is no doubt that not a single one has the backing, allegiance, or approval of the government in Havana for their involvement."

Relatives of Cuban nationals who departed to the Russian Federation in the year informed Agence France-Presse at the time that their loved ones had been misled into enlisting through promotions on social media.