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Ukrainian UAVs have hit Russia's Bashneft refinery in Ufa, positioned approximately 1,400 kilometres from Ukraine, triggering detonations and a inferno, per a informed individual in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This represents the third Ukrainian security service deep strike in the region in the past month. Those operations show that there are no protected areas in the distant backlines of the Russian state.

Ukrainian President Calls On US President to Facilitate Ceasefire in the Conflict

The Ukrainian leader appealed to Donald Trump to facilitate a truce in the Ukrainian conflict over a phone call on the weekend.

"If a conflict can be halted in a single area, then certainly additional conflicts can be ended as well, including the Russian aggression," Zelenskyy remarked, commending Trump's "outstanding" Middle East truce proposal and calling for the US president to compel the Moscow into talks.

Moscow's Attacks Take Casualties in the Country

Russian attacks on Ukraine claimed the lives of several civilians on Saturday and caused blackouts to parts of Ukraine's south Odesa area, as stated by Ukrainian officials.

Two civilians died inside a religious building in Kostyantynivka when it was hit, according to regional officials.

In the Russian adjacent territory of the Belgorod region, a truck driver was fatally wounded by a Ukrainian strike, as stated by regional authorities.

Power Restoration Operations in Kyiv

Efforts continued on Saturday to restore power in Kyiv, after assaults.

Energy had been returned to over 800,000 residents by Saturday and the largest private energy company announced the primary efforts to repair the grid was finished though partial blackouts remained.

Air Defence Actions and Drone Downings

Ukraine's defense forces intercepted or jammed 54 out of seventy-eight Russian drones deployed towards the country in the dark hours, the military announced on Saturday.

The Russian defense officials claimed it intercepted forty-two UAVs from Ukraine over Russian territory.

Cuba Refutes Accusations of Providing Soldiers to Ukraine

The Cuban government on Saturday rejected US allegations it has provided soldiers to engage in the hostilities, while stating Cuban authorities "are without accurate data about individuals" engaged "voluntarily" or "in the military forces of either party".

The foreign ministry in Havana stated 26 Cuban citizens had been convicted to jail sentences varying between 5 to 14 years for mercenary activity since the autumn of 2023 when news emerged of Cubans being deployed to the frontlines in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Project Reveals Details on Cuban Enlistment

The surrender initiative, a state project that promotes adversaries to give up, stated in spring: "We reliably know the personal data of over a thousand Cuban nationals who enlisted with the Russian military in the past two years."

The Cuban foreign ministry said of Cuban nationals who might be participating: "Undeniably that none of them have the encouragement, commitment, or authorization of the government in Havana for their actions."

Kin of individuals who traveled to the Russian Federation in 2023 informed news outlets at the time that their loved ones had been deceptively recruited through promotions on online platforms.