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Ukraine's UAVs have struck Russia's oil facility in the city of Ufa, positioned approximately 1,400 kilometres from Ukraine, causing explosions and a blaze, according to a insider in Ukraine's SBU.

This marks the latest intelligence far-reaching assault in Bashkortostan in the last month. Such operations demonstrate that there are no secure zones in the deep rear of the Russian state.

Ukrainian President Appeals to US President to Facilitate Ceasefire in the Conflict

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

"Provided that a war can be stopped in a single area, then surely further hostilities can be ended as well, encompassing the conflict with Russia," the President remarked, praising the US President's "remarkable" Middle East truce proposal and urging the US president to compel the Moscow into discussions.

Russian Strikes Take Lives in Ukraine

Russian attacks on Ukrainian territory killed at least 5 individuals on Saturday and cut power to areas of the southern Odesa region, according to authorities in Ukraine.

A pair of individuals were killed within a religious building in Kostyantynivka when it was hit, as reported by regional officials.

In the Russian adjacent territory of Belgorod, a lorry operator was killed by a attack from Ukraine, as stated by municipal sources.

Power Repair Work in Kyiv

Work proceeded on Saturday to restore power in Kyiv, after strikes by Moscow.

Electricity had been recovered to in excess of 800,000 residents by Saturday and the biggest private energy company said the key efforts to recover electricity was complete though some outages remained.

Air Defence Efforts and Drone Interceptions

The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems downed or disrupted 54 out of 78 enemy drones sent against the country overnight, the aerial defense command announced on the weekend.

Russia's defence ministry said it eliminated 42 UAVs from Ukraine over Russian territory.

Cuban Government Denies Allegations of Providing Soldiers to the War

Cuba on the weekend denied American allegations it has provided military personnel to participate in the Ukraine war, while affirming Cuban authorities "lack precise information about individuals" participating "voluntarily" or "within the troops of both sides".

The government department in the capital announced 26 nationals had been convicted to jail sentences ranging from 5 to 14 years for mercenary activity since last September when news circulated of individuals being deployed to the frontlines in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Project Reports Data on Cuban Enlistment

The surrender initiative, a official Kyiv project that urges opposing fighters to give up, reported in May: "We have confirmed the identities and information of 1,028 Cubans who signed contracts with the Moscow's troops in the past two years."

The government in Havana said of Cuban nationals who might be engaged: "It is irrefutable that not a single one have the encouragement, commitment, or approval of the Cuban authorities for their activities."

Kin of Cubans who left for Russia in the year informed international media at the time that their relatives had been misled into enlisting through ads on social media.