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Ukrainian UAVs have targeted Russia's Bashneft facility in the city of Ufa, located around 1,400 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, resulting in explosions and a inferno, as reported by a insider in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This marks the third SBU long-range attack in the region in the past month. Such strikes demonstrate that there are no safe places in the far hinterland of the Russia.

Zelenskyy Appeals to Trump to Mediate Peace in the Conflict

The Ukrainian leader called on Donald Trump to broker peace in the Ukrainian conflict during a phone call on Saturday.

"If a hostilities can be ended in one region, then certainly additional conflicts can be stopped as well, including the Russian aggression," he said, praising the US President's "exceptional" Gaza ceasefire plan and requesting the President to influence the Russian government into talks.

Moscow's Attacks Take Casualties in Ukraine

Russian attacks on Ukraine claimed the lives of 5 individuals on the weekend and cut power to sections of the south Odesa oblast, as stated by Ukrainian officials.

Two civilians died within a religious building in Kostyantynivka when it was struck, per local authorities.

In the Russian adjacent territory of the Belgorod region, a vehicle operator was lost his life by a Ukrainian strike, per local officials.

Power Recovery Operations in Kyiv

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

Electricity had been restored to in excess of 800,000 inhabitants by Saturday and the largest utility provider said the primary work to repair the grid was complete though some outages continued.

Anti-Aircraft Operations and Drone Downings

The Ukrainian defense forces downed or disrupted fifty-four of 78 enemy drones deployed towards Ukraine overnight, the air force said on Saturday.

Russia's military authorities said it eliminated 42 drones over the country's airspace.

Cuban Government Rejects Allegations of Deploying Forces to the War

Cuba on the weekend refuted US allegations it has deployed military personnel to fight in the conflict in Ukraine, while affirming officials in Havana "do not have exact details about Cuban nationals" engaged "on their own" or "as part of the armed units of both sides".

The government department in the capital announced 26 Cuban citizens had been given prison terms to incarceration varying between five to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since last September when information emerged of Cuban nationals being sent to the frontlines in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Project Discloses Details on Cuban Involvement

The surrender initiative, a Ukrainian government project that encourages adversaries to lay down arms, stated in May: "We have confirmed the names and personal details of over a thousand Cubans who signed contracts with the Moscow's troops in the past two years."

The Cuban foreign ministry stated of Cuban nationals who might be participating: "There is no doubt that not a single one possesses the support, allegiance, or authorization of the government in Havana for their involvement."

Relatives of individuals who left for the Russian Federation in the year told Agence France-Presse at the time that their relatives had been deceptively recruited through ads on digital networks.