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Ukrainian UAVs have struck the Russian Bashneft processing plant in Ufa, positioned approximately 1,400 kilometers from Ukraine, causing detonations and a inferno, per a insider in Ukraine's SBU.

This constitutes the latest SBU long-range attack in the region in the last month. These operations illustrate that there are no secure zones in the deep rear of the Russian Federation.

Ukrainian President Appeals to Trump to Facilitate Truce in Ukraine

The Ukrainian leader called on the US President to facilitate a truce in Ukraine during a phone call on the weekend.

"When a hostilities can be stopped in a single area, then certainly further hostilities can be ended as well, including the Russian aggression," Zelenskyy stated, commending the US President's "remarkable" Middle East ceasefire plan and urging the American leader to pressure the Russian government into discussions.

Russian Attacks Claim Victims in the Country

Moscow's assaults on Ukrainian territory killed at least five people on Saturday and cut power to areas of Ukraine's south Odesa oblast, as stated by Ukrainian officials.

A pair of individuals were killed inside a religious building in the town when it was hit, as reported by regional officials.

In the Russian frontier area of the Belgorod region, a lorry operator was killed by a drone assault, according to municipal sources.

Electricity Recovery Operations in Kyiv

Operations proceeded on Saturday to restore power in the Ukrainian capital, after Russian attacks.

Electricity had been recovered to more than 800,000 citizens by the weekend and the largest power firm said the main efforts to repair the grid was concluded though certain disruptions continued.

Air Defence Actions and Drone Interceptions

The Ukrainian air defences intercepted or jammed fifty-four of seventy-eight enemy drones sent targeting Ukraine during the night, the air force said on Saturday.

The Russian military authorities stated it intercepted 42 UAVs from Ukraine over the country's airspace.

Cuba Refutes Claims of Deploying Troops to the War

Havana on Saturday denied US assertions it has provided soldiers to engage in the conflict in Ukraine, while affirming Cuban authorities "do not have precise data about citizens of Cuba" involved "independently" or "within the troops of both sides".

The ministry in the capital stated 26 Cuban citizens had been given prison terms to incarceration ranging from five up to fourteen years for mercenary involvement since September 2023 when information spread of individuals being deployed to the frontlines in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Program Reveals Details on Cuban Recruitment

I Want to Live, a official Kyiv initiative that encourages opposing fighters to give up, reported in spring: "We have confirmed the personal data of over a thousand individuals who entered into agreements with the Russian military in recently."

The government in Havana said of Cubans who might be engaged: "There is no doubt that not a single one possesses the backing, dedication, or authorization of the Cuban state for their activities."

Family members of Cuban nationals who left for Russia in 2023 reported to international media at the time that their relatives had been deceptively recruited through promotions on digital networks.