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Ukraine's UAVs have hit the Russian oil facility in Ufa, situated some 1,400 km from Ukraine, resulting in blasts and a inferno, according to a source in Ukraine's Security Service.

This marks the third intelligence far-reaching assault in the region in the recent weeks. Those attacks illustrate that there are no secure zones in the distant backlines of the Russian Federation.

Ukrainian President Urges US President to Broker Truce in the Conflict

President Zelenskyy called on Donald Trump to mediate a ceasefire in Ukraine in a telephone conversation on Saturday.

"If a conflict can be stopped in one region, then undoubtedly further hostilities can be stopped as well, encompassing the Russian aggression," Zelenskyy said, praising Trump's "outstanding" Gaza truce proposal and calling for the American leader to influence the Moscow into talks.

Moscow's Attacks Take Lives in the Country

Moscow's assaults on Ukrainian territory killed at least several civilians on Saturday and cut power to areas of Ukraine's southern Odesa oblast, per local sources.

A pair of individuals lost their lives within a religious building in the town when it was struck, per municipal sources.

In Russia's border region of Belgorod, a truck driver was killed by a attack from Ukraine, per local officials.

Power Repair Work in the Capital

Work carried on on the weekend to restore power in the Ukrainian capital, after assaults.

Power had been recovered to over 800,000 residents by the weekend and the major utility provider said the primary efforts to recover electricity was concluded though certain disruptions persisted.

Anti-Aircraft Actions and UAV Interceptions

Ukraine's air defences downed or disrupted fifty-four of 78 UAVs from Russia deployed against the country in the dark hours, the aerial defense command said on the weekend.

Russia's defense officials stated it eliminated 42 drones over the country's airspace.

Cuban Government Denies Allegations of Providing Soldiers to Ukraine

The Cuban government on Saturday denied US assertions it has provided troops to participate in the hostilities, while affirming Cuban authorities "do not have exact data about Cuban nationals" engaged "on their own" or "within the troops of either party".

The ministry in the capital stated twenty-six Cuban citizens had been convicted to prison terms from 5 to 14 years for mercenary activity since September 2023 when news circulated of individuals being deployed to the front in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Project Reports Details on Cuban National Involvement

I Want to Live, a Ukrainian government project that promotes adversaries to give up, reported in May: "Our information indicates the identities and information of one thousand and twenty-eight Cubans who entered into agreements with the Russian armed forces in the past two years."

The Cuban authorities stated of those who might be involved: "There is no doubt that none of them possesses the support, commitment, or consent of the government in Havana for their actions."

Relatives of Cubans who departed to the Russian Federation in the year told international media at the time that their relatives had been deceptively recruited through ads on social media.