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Ukraine's unmanned aerial vehicles have targeted Russia's Bashneft facility in Ufa, located approximately 1,400 km from Ukraine, resulting in detonations and a fire, according to a source in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This marks the 3rd SBU deep strike in the region in the last month. These strikes demonstrate that there are no safe places in the deep rear of the Russian Federation.

Zelenskyy Urges US President to Broker Peace in Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on the US President to broker peace in Ukraine during a phone call on Saturday.

"If a conflict can be ended in a particular zone, then surely further hostilities can be halted as well, encompassing the Russian aggression," he remarked, praising the US President's "remarkable" Middle East ceasefire plan and requesting the US president to influence the Moscow into talks.

Russian Assaults Kill Casualties in the Country

Strikes by Russia on Ukraine claimed the lives of several civilians on Saturday and disrupted electricity to sections of the southern Odesa region, as stated by authorities in Ukraine.

A pair of individuals died inside a religious building in Kostyantynivka when it was hit, according to regional officials.

In the Russian frontier area of Belgorod, a vehicle operator was fatally wounded by a Ukrainian strike, according to municipal sources.

Energy Restoration Efforts in Kyiv

Efforts carried on 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 the weekend and the biggest private energy company stated the key efforts to restore power was concluded though certain disruptions persisted.

Air Defence Actions and Drone Interceptions

Ukraine's air defences downed or disrupted 54 of 78 total enemy drones deployed towards the country during the night, the aerial defense command announced on Saturday.

The Russian defence ministry said it eliminated 42 UAVs from Ukraine over its own soil.

Cuban Government Refutes Allegations of Sending Soldiers to the War

Havana on Saturday denied American claims it has provided military personnel to fight in the hostilities, while affirming Cuban authorities "lack accurate data about Cuban nationals" involved "on their own" or "as part of the armed units of both sides".

The ministry in the capital announced 26 nationals had been sentenced to prison terms varying between five up to fourteen years for mercenary activity since the autumn of 2023 when news emerged of Cubans being sent to the front in the conflict.

I Want to Live Initiative Reports Data on Cuban National Enlistment

I Want to Live, a official Kyiv project that encourages enemy combatants to give up, said in May: "We have confirmed 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 foreign ministry commented of Cuban nationals who might be participating: "There is no doubt that none of them possesses the support, allegiance, or consent of the government in Havana for their actions."

Kin of Cuban nationals who departed to the Russian Federation in 2023 informed news outlets at the time that their family members had been misled into enlisting through promotions on digital networks.