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Ukraine's unmanned aerial vehicles have targeted Russia's Bashneft refinery in Ufa, located approximately 1,400 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, causing blasts and a blaze, according to a informed individual in Ukraine's intelligence agency.

This marks the 3rd SBU long-range attack in the region in the recent weeks. Those operations illustrate that there are no safe places in the deep rear of the Russian state.

Zelenskyy Calls On US President to Mediate Ceasefire in Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to Donald Trump to broker peace in Ukraine during a telephone conversation on the weekend.

"When a conflict can be stopped in a particular zone, then certainly additional conflicts can be halted as well, encompassing the conflict with Russia," Zelenskyy remarked, commending the US President's "exceptional" Gaza ceasefire plan and calling for the American leader to compel the Kremlin into negotiations.

Russian Strikes Kill Victims in Ukraine

Russian attacks on Ukraine claimed the lives of several civilians on Saturday and caused blackouts to sections of Ukraine's south Odesa area, as stated by local sources.

A pair of individuals died within a religious building in Kostyantynivka when it was struck, per local authorities.

In Russia's adjacent territory of Belgorod, a lorry operator was fatally wounded by a Ukrainian strike, as stated by regional authorities.

Electricity Recovery Efforts in the Capital

Operations carried on on Saturday to repair energy infrastructure in Kyiv, after Russian attacks.

Power had been recovered to over 800,000 inhabitants by the weekend and the major private energy company stated the primary operations to restore power was complete though partial blackouts continued.

Anti-Aircraft Operations and UAV Downings

Ukraine's defense forces neutralized 54 out of seventy-eight Russian drones launched towards Ukraine during the night, the military announced on Saturday.

The Russian defence ministry claimed it intercepted forty-two Ukrainian drones over the country's airspace.

Cuba Refutes Accusations of Sending Troops to the War

The Cuban government on Saturday denied American allegations it has provided troops to fight in the conflict in Ukraine, while declaring the government "lack exact details about citizens of Cuba" engaged "independently" or "within the troops of either party".

The foreign ministry in Havana said 26 Cuban citizens had been sentenced to incarceration ranging from 5 to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since last September when information spread of individuals being deployed to the frontlines in the conflict.

I Want to Live Project Reports Information on Cuban Enlistment

The surrender initiative, a official Kyiv initiative that promotes adversaries to surrender, reported in May: "Our information indicates the names and personal details of 1,028 Cuban nationals who enlisted with the Russian military in the past two years."

The government in Havana commented of Cubans who might be participating: "Undeniably that not a single one possesses the encouragement, dedication, or consent of the Cuban state for their activities."

Family members of Cubans who left for Russia in the year informed news outlets at the time that their relatives had been deceptively recruited through promotions on online platforms.