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Ukraine's UAVs have struck the Russian Bashneft refinery in Ufa, located around 1,400 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, causing blasts and a fire, as reported by a source in Ukraine's SBU.

This constitutes the latest SBU deep strike in Bashkortostan in the past month. Those operations demonstrate that there are no secure zones in the deep rear of the Russia.

Zelenskyy Appeals to Trump to Facilitate Ceasefire in Ukraine

President Zelenskyy appealed to the US President to facilitate a truce in the Ukrainian conflict in a telephone conversation on Saturday.

"Provided that a hostilities can be stopped in a single area, then certainly additional conflicts can be ended as well, encompassing the Russian war," he remarked, commending the US President's "exceptional" Gaza ceasefire plan and requesting the US president to compel the Kremlin into discussions.

Moscow's Attacks Take Casualties in Ukraine

Strikes by Russia on Ukraine killed at least several civilians on Saturday and caused blackouts to areas of the south Odesa oblast, per authorities in Ukraine.

Two people were killed inside a place of worship in the town when it was targeted, per municipal sources.

In the Russian frontier area of the Belgorod region, a vehicle operator was killed by a drone assault, per municipal sources.

Energy Restoration Work in the Capital

Efforts proceeded on Saturday to recover electricity in the Ukrainian capital, after Russian attacks.

Energy had been returned to in excess of 800,000 citizens by Saturday and the major power firm said the key efforts to restore power was concluded though some outages remained.

Anti-Aircraft Actions and Drone Downings

Ukraine's anti-aircraft systems intercepted or jammed fifty-four of seventy-eight enemy drones sent targeting Ukraine in the dark hours, the air force reported on the weekend.

The Russian defense officials claimed it shot down 42 enemy Ukrainian drones over Russian territory.

Cuban Government Refutes Claims of Sending Troops to the War

Cuba on the weekend rejected American claims it has sent soldiers to participate in the Ukraine war, while affirming Cuban authorities "do not have exact information about Cuban nationals" engaged "voluntarily" or "within the troops of both sides".

The foreign ministry in the capital announced twenty-six nationals had been sentenced to prison terms from five up to fourteen years for participating as mercenaries since last September when reports emerged of individuals being dispatched to the battlefield in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Initiative Reports Information on Cuban National Enlistment

I Want to Live, a official Kyiv initiative that promotes enemy combatants to lay down arms, stated in May: "We have confirmed the personal data of 1,028 Cuban nationals who entered into agreements with the Russian armed forces in the past two years."

The Cuban foreign ministry stated of Cubans who might be participating: "There is no doubt that no individual possesses the support, dedication, or consent of the government in Havana for their involvement."

Kin of individuals who traveled to Russia in the year reported to news outlets at the time that their loved ones had been tricked into joining through promotions on digital networks.