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Ukraine's UAVs have struck Russia's Bashneft processing plant in the city of Ufa, located some 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border, triggering detonations and a fire, per a source in Ukraine's intelligence agency.

This constitutes the third Ukrainian security service long-range attack in the region in the recent weeks. Such strikes show that there are no protected areas in the deep rear of the Russian Federation.

Zelenskyy Urges US President to Mediate Truce in Ukraine

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

"Provided that a conflict can be stopped in a particular zone, then surely other wars can be ended as well, covering the Russian war," Zelenskyy remarked, hailing the US President's "outstanding" Gaza peace initiative and requesting the President to compel the Moscow into talks.

Russian Attacks Kill Victims in the Country

Russian attacks on Ukrainian territory claimed the lives of several civilians on Saturday and disrupted electricity to areas of the southern Odesa oblast, according to authorities in Ukraine.

Two people lost their lives within a place of worship in Kostyantynivka when it was targeted, according to regional officials.

In the Russian frontier area of Belgorod, a vehicle operator was killed by a drone assault, per local officials.

Electricity Recovery Efforts in Kyiv

Operations proceeded on the weekend to repair energy infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital, after Russian attacks.

Energy had been restored to over 800,000 citizens by the weekend and the largest power firm said the main operations to repair the grid was complete though partial blackouts persisted.

Anti-Aircraft Actions and UAV Interceptions

Ukraine's air defences intercepted or jammed fifty-four of 78 UAVs from Russia launched towards Ukraine overnight, the air force announced on Saturday.

The Russian defence ministry said it intercepted 42 enemy UAVs from Ukraine over Russian territory.

Cuban Government Denies Accusations of Sending Soldiers to the War

Cuba on Saturday rejected American claims it has sent troops to fight in the conflict in Ukraine, while declaring officials in Havana "do not have precise details about Cuban nationals" involved "on their own" or "as part of the armed units of the conflicting parties".

The ministry in the capital said 26 Cuban citizens had been given prison terms to prison terms ranging from five to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since last September when information emerged of individuals being deployed to the frontlines in the conflict.

I Want to Live Project Reveals Data on Cuban National Involvement

The program, a state initiative that urges opposing fighters to give up, stated in spring: "We have confirmed the identities and information of over a thousand Cuban nationals who signed contracts with the Russian armed forces in the past two years."

The Cuban foreign ministry said of Cubans who might be engaged: "There is no doubt that none of them have the support, allegiance, or approval of the Cuban authorities for their actions."

Kin of individuals who left for the Russian Federation in the year informed Agence France-Presse at the time that their loved ones had been misled into enlisting through ads on social media.