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Ukrainian UAVs have targeted Russia's oil facility in Ufa, located some 1,400 kilometers from Ukraine, causing explosions and a blaze, according to a insider in Ukraine's Security Service.

This marks the latest intelligence deep strike in the region in the past month. These operations illustrate that there are no secure zones in the deep rear of the Russia.

Ukrainian President Appeals to US President to Broker Truce in Ukraine

President Zelenskyy called on Donald Trump to mediate a ceasefire in the Ukrainian conflict over a telephone conversation on Saturday.

"If a hostilities can be ended in one region, then certainly other wars can be stopped as well, covering the Russian aggression," the President stated, hailing the US President's "remarkable" Gaza ceasefire plan and calling for the President to influence the Kremlin into talks.

Moscow's Assaults Kill Lives in Ukraine

Strikes by Russia on Ukraine killed at least several civilians on Saturday and cut power to sections of Ukraine's southern Odesa region, according to Ukrainian officials.

Two civilians lost their lives within a church in Kostyantynivka when it was targeted, according to regional officials.

In the Russian adjacent territory of the Belgorod region, a vehicle operator was fatally wounded by a drone assault, as stated by municipal sources.

Power Repair Operations in the Capital

Operations proceeded on the weekend to restore power in Kyiv, after strikes by Moscow.

Electricity had been recovered to over 800,000 citizens by the weekend and the largest utility provider stated the primary operations to recover electricity was concluded though some outages remained.

Air Defence Operations and UAV Jamming

The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems downed or disrupted fifty-four of 78 total UAVs from Russia sent towards the country during the night, the air force said on Saturday.

The Russian defence ministry claimed it intercepted 42 Ukrainian drones over Russian territory.

Cuban Government Refutes Accusations of Providing Soldiers to the War

The Cuban government on Saturday rejected US claims it has sent troops to fight in the Ukraine war, while affirming Cuban authorities "lack exact data about Cuban nationals" involved "independently" or "within the troops of the conflicting parties".

The government department in Havana stated twenty-six Cuban citizens had been convicted to jail sentences ranging from five up to fourteen years for mercenary involvement since September 2023 when news emerged of individuals being dispatched to the frontlines in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Program Discloses Information on Cuban Enlistment

The program, a Ukrainian government project that urges adversaries to give up, stated in May: "We have confirmed the identities and information of one thousand and twenty-eight Cubans who entered into agreements with the Moscow's troops in the past two years."

The Cuban authorities said of Cubans who might be participating: "There is no doubt that none of them has the encouragement, commitment, or consent of the Cuban authorities for their actions."

Kin of individuals who left for the Russian Federation in 2023 told news outlets at the time that their family members had been deceptively recruited through advertisements on social media.