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Ukrainian drones have struck the Russian Bashneft processing plant in the city of Ufa, situated some 1,400 kilometers from Ukraine, causing detonations and a blaze, as reported by a source in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This constitutes the latest intelligence long-range attack in Bashkortostan in the past month. Those operations show that there are no secure zones in the deep rear of the Russian Federation.

Zelenskyy Calls On US President to Mediate Truce in Ukraine

President Zelenskyy called on the US President to facilitate a truce in Ukraine during a call on Saturday.

"If a war can be stopped in a particular zone, then surely additional conflicts can be halted as well, including the conflict with Russia," the President said, praising Trump's "remarkable" Gaza truce proposal and calling for the US president to compel the Moscow into discussions.

Moscow's Strikes Take Casualties in the Country

Moscow's assaults on Ukrainian territory killed at least 5 individuals on the weekend and caused blackouts to parts of the southern Odesa oblast, according to local sources.

Two civilians died in a church in Kostyantynivka when it was hit, per municipal sources.

In the Russian border region of the Belgorod region, a truck driver was fatally wounded by a Ukrainian strike, according to local officials.

Energy Recovery Efforts in Kyiv

Operations carried on on Saturday to restore power in Kyiv, after strikes by Moscow.

Electricity had been returned to over 800,000 inhabitants by Saturday and the major utility provider said the key work to repair the grid was complete though partial blackouts continued.

Air Defence Actions and Drone Downings

The Ukrainian defense forces neutralized 54 out of 78 enemy drones launched against the country during the night, the aerial defense command said on the weekend.

Russia's defense officials claimed it intercepted forty-two Ukrainian drones over Russian territory.

Cuba Denies Accusations of Sending Soldiers to Ukraine

Havana on Saturday denied American allegations it has sent soldiers to fight in the hostilities, while affirming the government "lack precise information about individuals" involved "independently" or "as part of the armed units of the conflicting parties".

The foreign ministry in the capital stated twenty-six Cubans had been sentenced to jail sentences ranging from five to 14 years for mercenary activity since last September when reports circulated of Cuban nationals being deployed to the front in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Program Reports Details on Cuban Recruitment

I Want to Live, a state project that promotes opposing fighters to surrender, stated in May: "We have confirmed the identities and information of over a thousand Cuban nationals who entered into agreements with the Moscow's troops in recently."

The government in Havana said of Cubans who might be participating: "It is irrefutable that none of them possesses the backing, allegiance, or approval of the Cuban authorities for their activities."

Relatives of Cubans who departed to Russia in the year told news outlets at the time that their loved ones had been misled into enlisting through ads on digital networks.