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Ukraine's UAVs have struck Russia's oil processing plant in the city of Ufa, situated around 1,400 kilometres from Ukraine, causing explosions and a blaze, according to a source in the Ukrainian Security Service.

This represents the latest SBU far-reaching assault in the region in the last month. Those attacks illustrate that there are no safe places in the distant backlines of the Russian state.

Zelenskyy Urges Trump to Broker Ceasefire in the Conflict

Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to the US President to facilitate a truce in Ukraine during a call on Saturday.

"If a war can be ended in a particular zone, then undoubtedly other wars can be ended as well, including the Russian war," the President remarked, hailing the US President's "outstanding" Gaza ceasefire plan and calling for the President to influence the Moscow into discussions.

Moscow's Attacks Take Casualties in Ukraine

Russian attacks on Ukraine killed at least 5 individuals on Saturday and caused blackouts to areas of the south Odesa region, as stated by local sources.

Two people died in a religious building in Kostyantynivka when it was struck, according to municipal sources.

In Russia's border region of Belgorod, a truck driver was lost his life by a attack from Ukraine, according to local officials.

Electricity Repair Efforts in the Capital

Work continued on the weekend to restore power in Kyiv, after Russian attacks.

Power had been returned to over 800,000 citizens by Saturday and the biggest utility provider stated the primary work to restore power was concluded though partial blackouts persisted.

Air Defence Operations and Drone Jamming

Ukraine's air defences intercepted or jammed 54 out of seventy-eight UAVs from Russia deployed towards Ukraine overnight, the military announced on Saturday.

Russia's military authorities stated it intercepted 42 enemy Ukrainian drones over Russian territory.

Cuba Rejects Accusations of Deploying Soldiers to Ukraine

Havana on Saturday refuted American claims it has sent military personnel to engage in the conflict in Ukraine, while affirming Cuban authorities "are without precise data about citizens of Cuba" engaged "voluntarily" or "as part of the armed units of either party".

The ministry in the capital announced twenty-six Cubans had been sentenced to incarceration from five to 14 years for mercenary activity since September 2023 when information emerged of Cuban nationals being sent to the battlefield in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Initiative Reports Data on Cuban National Involvement

I Want to Live, a official Kyiv project that urges adversaries to lay down arms, said in May: "We reliably know the identities and information of over a thousand Cubans who enlisted with the Russian armed forces in 2023-2024."

The Cuban foreign ministry stated of those who might be engaged: "There is no doubt that no individual has the backing, commitment, or approval of the Cuban authorities for their involvement."

Family members of Cuban nationals who traveled to Russia in 2023 reported to Agence France-Presse at the time that their relatives had been deceptively recruited through ads on online platforms.