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Ukraine's drones have struck Russia's Bashneft facility in Ufa, situated around 1,400 kilometres from Ukraine, triggering blasts and a blaze, as reported by a insider in Ukraine's SBU.

This represents the latest Ukrainian security service far-reaching assault in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. Those operations show that there are no safe places in the deep rear of the Russia.

Ukrainian President Urges Trump to Broker Ceasefire in Ukraine

The Ukrainian leader appealed to the US President to mediate a ceasefire in Ukraine over a telephone conversation on the weekend.

"When a conflict can be ended in a particular zone, then certainly other wars can be ended as well, including the Russian aggression," the President stated, commending the US President's "exceptional" Gaza ceasefire plan and urging the President to compel the Russian government into talks.

Russian Attacks Kill Lives in Ukraine

Moscow's assaults on Ukraine killed at least five people on Saturday and disrupted electricity to parts of the southern Odesa oblast, according to local sources.

A pair of individuals lost their lives within a place of worship in the town when it was targeted, as reported by local authorities.

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

Power Recovery Work in Kyiv

Operations continued on Saturday to repair energy infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital, after assaults.

Power had been restored to in excess of 800,000 inhabitants by Saturday and the largest power firm stated the key work to restore power was concluded though partial blackouts continued.

Anti-Aircraft Efforts and UAV Jamming

Ukraine's defense forces downed or disrupted 54 out of 78 Russian drones deployed against the country during the night, the aerial defense command announced on Saturday.

The Russian defence ministry said it shot down 42 enemy UAVs from Ukraine over its own soil.

Cuban Government Rejects Claims of Providing Soldiers to Ukraine

The Cuban government on Saturday denied US assertions it has deployed troops to participate in the hostilities, while declaring Cuban authorities "do not have precise information about citizens of Cuba" involved "independently" or "as part of the armed units of the conflicting parties".

The government department in Havana said twenty-six Cubans had been given prison terms to incarceration ranging from five to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since the autumn of 2023 when reports emerged of Cuban nationals being dispatched to the battlefield in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Program Reveals Data on Cuban National Involvement

I Want to Live, a state project that promotes adversaries to surrender, said in May: "Our information indicates the names and personal details of one thousand and twenty-eight Cuban nationals who signed contracts with the Russian military in the past two years."

The Cuban authorities stated of Cuban nationals who might be engaged: "It is irrefutable that not a single one have the support, commitment, or authorization of the Cuban authorities for their actions."

Kin of Cuban nationals who traveled to the Russian Federation in 2023 told international media at the time that their family members had been deceptively recruited through advertisements on digital networks.