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Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have struck Russia's oil processing plant in Ufa, positioned around 1,400 kilometers from Ukraine, resulting in detonations and a blaze, per a informed individual in Ukraine's SBU.

This constitutes the third SBU long-range attack in Bashkortostan in the past month. Such strikes illustrate that there are no safe places in the far hinterland of the Russian state.

Zelenskyy Calls On Trump to Mediate Ceasefire in Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to President Trump to mediate a ceasefire in the Ukrainian conflict over a call on the weekend.

"Provided that a hostilities can be halted in a particular zone, then certainly other wars can be ended as well, including the Russian war," he said, hailing Trump's "outstanding" Middle East truce proposal and calling for the American leader to influence the Russian government into negotiations.

Moscow's Attacks Claim Lives in Ukraine

Russian attacks on Ukrainian territory killed at least five people on Saturday and disrupted electricity to parts of Ukraine's south Odesa area, as stated by local sources.

A pair of individuals were killed in a church in the town when it was struck, per regional officials.

In the Russian frontier area of Belgorod, a vehicle operator was lost his life by a attack from Ukraine, per municipal sources.

Energy Restoration Operations in Kyiv

Efforts continued on Saturday to restore power in the Ukrainian capital, after strikes by Moscow.

Power had been returned to in excess of 800,000 citizens by Saturday and the major power firm announced the primary work to recover electricity was complete though certain disruptions remained.

Air Defence Actions and UAV Interceptions

Ukraine's air defences intercepted or jammed 54 out of seventy-eight UAVs from Russia sent against the country in the dark hours, the aerial defense command said on Saturday.

The Russian defense officials claimed it shot down 42 enemy UAVs from Ukraine over the country's airspace.

Cuban Government Refutes Accusations of Sending Forces to the War

Cuba on Saturday rejected American allegations it has sent troops to engage in the hostilities, while stating Cuban authorities "are without exact information about citizens of Cuba" involved "voluntarily" or "within the troops of either party".

The ministry in Havana stated 26 Cuban citizens had been sentenced to incarceration ranging from five to 14 years for mercenary involvement since September 2023 when news circulated of Cubans being dispatched to the front in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Program Reveals Information on Cuban Recruitment

The surrender initiative, a state initiative that urges adversaries to surrender, said in May: "Our information indicates the names and personal details of one thousand and twenty-eight Cubans who entered into agreements with the Russian armed forces in 2023-2024."

The Cuban foreign ministry stated of Cubans who might be involved: "There is no doubt that none of them have the encouragement, dedication, or authorization of the government in Havana for their involvement."

Family members of Cuban nationals who departed to Russia in 2023 told international media at the time that their relatives had been misled into enlisting through advertisements on social media.