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Ukrainian drones have hit the Russian Bashneft processing plant in the city of Ufa, situated some 1,400 km from Ukraine, causing blasts and a blaze, per a insider in Ukraine's Security Service.

This represents the latest SBU deep strike in Bashkortostan in the last month. Those strikes show that there are no secure zones in the distant backlines of the Russian Federation.

Zelenskyy Calls On US President to Facilitate Truce in Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on Donald Trump to facilitate a truce in the Ukrainian conflict during a call on Saturday.

"When a war can be stopped in one region, then surely further hostilities can be ended as well, covering the Russian aggression," the President remarked, hailing the US President's "remarkable" Middle East truce proposal and urging the President to pressure the Moscow into talks.

Russian Strikes Claim Victims in Ukraine

Russian attacks on Ukrainian territory killed at least several civilians on the weekend and caused blackouts to areas of Ukraine's south Odesa area, as stated by authorities in Ukraine.

Two civilians died inside a place of worship in Kostyantynivka when it was struck, according to municipal sources.

In Russia's adjacent territory of Belgorod, a lorry operator was lost his life by a drone assault, as stated by local officials.

Electricity Repair Work in Kyiv

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

Energy had been returned to in excess of 800,000 inhabitants by Saturday and the largest utility provider stated the key work to recover electricity was finished though certain disruptions continued.

Anti-Aircraft Efforts and UAV Interceptions

Ukraine's air defences neutralized 54 out of 78 Russian drones sent towards Ukraine overnight, the military said on Saturday.

Russia's defence ministry claimed it eliminated 42 enemy Ukrainian drones over the country's airspace.

Cuba Rejects Accusations of Providing Forces to the War

Havana on the weekend denied US assertions it has deployed soldiers to fight in the Ukraine war, while affirming officials in Havana "lack precise information about Cuban nationals" engaged "on their own" or "as part of the armed units of either party".

The government department in Havana announced 26 nationals had been sentenced to incarceration varying between five to 14 years for mercenary involvement since September 2023 when news spread of individuals being sent to the battlefield in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Program Reveals Data on Cuban National Enlistment

I Want to Live, a state program that promotes enemy combatants to surrender, said in May: "Our information indicates the personal data of 1,028 Cubans who entered into agreements with the Russian military in 2023-2024."

The Cuban authorities stated of those who might be participating: "It is irrefutable that not a single one has the support, dedication, or approval of the Cuban authorities for their actions."

Family members of Cuban nationals who departed to Russia in 2023 told international media at the time that their family members had been deceptively recruited through advertisements on digital networks.