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Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have struck the Russian Bashneft facility in Ufa, located approximately 1,400 kilometres from Ukraine, resulting in explosions and a blaze, according to a informed individual in the Ukrainian SBU.

This constitutes the latest intelligence long-range attack in the region in the past month. These attacks demonstrate that there are no safe places in the deep rear of the Russian state.

Zelenskyy Calls On Trump to Broker Truce in Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged Donald Trump to facilitate a truce in Ukraine during a call on Saturday.

"When a conflict can be stopped in a single area, then undoubtedly other wars can be stopped as well, covering the conflict with Russia," the President said, hailing Trump's "remarkable" Gaza truce proposal and urging the American leader to influence the Kremlin into negotiations.

Russian Assaults Kill Lives in the Country

Moscow's assaults on Ukrainian territory resulted in the deaths of several civilians on Saturday and disrupted electricity to areas of Ukraine's south Odesa area, as stated by local sources.

A pair of individuals died within a place of worship in the town when it was hit, as reported by local authorities.

In Russia's frontier area of Belgorod, a truck driver was fatally wounded by a drone assault, per regional authorities.

Electricity Recovery Efforts in the Capital

Work continued on the weekend to recover electricity in Kyiv, after strikes by Moscow.

Power had been returned to over 800,000 inhabitants by the weekend and the biggest power firm said the key operations to repair the grid was concluded though certain disruptions remained.

Anti-Aircraft Operations and Drone Downings

The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems intercepted or jammed fifty-four of seventy-eight Russian drones sent towards Ukraine in the dark hours, the aerial defense command said on the weekend.

Russia's defence ministry claimed it eliminated forty-two UAVs from Ukraine over the country's airspace.

Cuba Rejects Claims of Sending Soldiers to the War

The Cuban government on Saturday rejected American allegations it has deployed military personnel to fight in the Ukraine war, while affirming the government "do not have accurate details about Cuban nationals" engaged "independently" or "in the military forces of the conflicting parties".

The foreign ministry in the capital announced 26 Cubans had been given prison terms to jail sentences from five to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since last September when reports circulated of individuals being dispatched to the frontlines in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Initiative Reports Data on Cuban Enlistment

I Want to Live, a state project that promotes opposing fighters to lay down arms, said in May: "We reliably know the personal data of 1,028 individuals who entered into agreements with the Russian military in the past two years."

The Cuban foreign ministry stated of Cubans who might be engaged: "It is irrefutable that not a single one have the support, allegiance, or approval of the Cuban state for their involvement."

Relatives of Cubans who traveled to the Russian Federation in the year reported to international media at the time that their loved ones had been deceptively recruited through advertisements on online platforms.