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Ukraine's UAVs have targeted Russia's oil facility in the city of Ufa, positioned around 1,400 kilometers from Ukraine, triggering blasts and a blaze, as reported by a insider in the Ukrainian Security Service.

This constitutes the 3rd Ukrainian security service long-range attack in the region in the recent weeks. Such operations show that there are no protected areas in the deep rear of the Russia.

Ukrainian President Calls On Trump to Broker Peace in the Conflict

Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to the US President to mediate a ceasefire in the Ukrainian conflict during a telephone conversation on Saturday.

"Provided that a conflict can be ended in a single area, then undoubtedly other wars can be ended as well, including the conflict with Russia," he stated, commending the US President's "exceptional" Middle East ceasefire plan and requesting the President to compel the Moscow into discussions.

Russian Assaults Kill Victims in Ukraine

Strikes by Russia on Ukraine claimed the lives of five people on the weekend and disrupted electricity to parts of the southern Odesa oblast, per authorities in Ukraine.

A pair of individuals were killed inside a place of worship in the town when it was targeted, according to municipal sources.

In Russia's adjacent territory of Belgorod, a truck driver was lost his life by a drone assault, per municipal sources.

Energy Repair Efforts in the Capital

Work carried on on Saturday to restore power in the Ukrainian capital, after strikes by Moscow.

Energy had been recovered to in excess of 800,000 citizens by the weekend and the major private energy company said the primary efforts to repair the grid was finished though partial blackouts continued.

Anti-Aircraft Efforts and Drone Interceptions

Ukraine's anti-aircraft systems neutralized 54 of 78 enemy drones sent against the country overnight, the air force announced on Saturday.

The Russian defense officials stated it eliminated forty-two Ukrainian drones over Russian territory.

Cuban Government Denies Allegations of Providing Soldiers to Ukraine

Cuba on Saturday rejected US assertions it has sent troops to engage in the conflict in Ukraine, while stating the government "are without precise information about citizens of Cuba" involved "on their own" or "within the troops of both sides".

The foreign ministry in the capital said 26 Cuban citizens had been given prison terms to incarceration from 5 to 14 years for mercenary involvement since the autumn of 2023 when information spread of individuals being deployed to the front in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Project Discloses Information on Cuban Enlistment

The program, a Ukrainian government program that promotes enemy combatants to lay down arms, reported in May: "We have confirmed the identities and information of over a thousand Cubans who entered into agreements with the Moscow's troops in 2023-2024."

The Cuban authorities stated of Cuban nationals who might be involved: "It is irrefutable that not a single one has the backing, commitment, or authorization of the government in Havana for their activities."

Family members of individuals who left for the Russian Federation in the year reported to news outlets at the time that their relatives had been misled into enlisting through ads on digital networks.