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Ukrainian drones have targeted Russia's oil facility in Ufa, situated around 1,400 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, resulting in explosions and a inferno, according to a informed individual in Ukraine's intelligence agency.

This constitutes the 3rd Ukrainian security service far-reaching assault in the region in the last month. Such operations show that there are no safe places in the distant backlines of the Russian Federation.

Ukrainian President Urges US President to Facilitate Ceasefire in Ukraine

President Zelenskyy called on President Trump to broker peace in Ukraine over a call on Saturday.

"When a hostilities can be ended in one region, then certainly further hostilities can be ended as well, encompassing the conflict with Russia," the President said, hailing Trump's "outstanding" Gaza ceasefire plan and requesting the President to influence the Kremlin into discussions.

Moscow's Strikes Kill Lives in the Country

Strikes by Russia on Ukrainian territory killed at least several civilians on Saturday and disrupted electricity to areas of Ukraine's southern Odesa area, as stated by local sources.

Two civilians died in a church in the town when it was targeted, according to regional officials.

In Russia's border region of the Belgorod region, a vehicle operator was lost his life by a drone assault, per municipal sources.

Electricity Recovery Efforts in the Capital

Efforts proceeded on Saturday to repair energy infrastructure in Kyiv, after assaults.

Electricity had been restored to over 800,000 citizens by the weekend and the biggest utility provider announced the main work to recover electricity was concluded though partial blackouts remained.

Air Defence Efforts and Drone Jamming

The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems downed or disrupted 54 out of 78 enemy drones deployed targeting Ukraine in the dark hours, the air force announced on Saturday.

The Russian defense officials said it intercepted 42 enemy drones over its own soil.

Cuban Government Rejects Accusations of Sending Troops to the War

The Cuban government on Saturday refuted American allegations it has sent military personnel to participate in the conflict in Ukraine, while declaring the government "do not have exact details about citizens of Cuba" participating "on their own" or "in the military forces of both sides".

The foreign ministry in the capital announced twenty-six Cuban citizens had been sentenced to jail sentences varying between five up to fourteen years for participating as mercenaries since the autumn of 2023 when reports spread of individuals being sent to the battlefield in the conflict.

I Want to Live Project Reveals Information on Cuban Involvement

The surrender initiative, a Ukrainian government program that encourages opposing fighters to lay down arms, reported in May: "Our information indicates the identities and information of over a thousand Cuban nationals who enlisted with the Russian military in the past two years."

The government in Havana stated of Cubans who might be involved: "There is no doubt that no individual have the support, allegiance, or consent of the government in Havana for their involvement."

Family members of Cubans who departed to the Russian Federation in the year informed news outlets at the time that their relatives had been misled into enlisting through promotions on digital networks.