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Ukrainian drones have targeted Russia's oil facility in the city of Ufa, positioned around 1,400 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, triggering blasts and a inferno, per a source in Ukraine's Security Service.

This constitutes the third Ukrainian security service long-range attack in the region in the recent weeks. These operations illustrate that there are no safe places in the far hinterland of the Russian Federation.

Ukrainian President Appeals to Trump to Mediate Truce in the Conflict

The Ukrainian leader urged Donald Trump to broker peace in Ukraine over a call on Saturday.

"If a war can be halted in a particular zone, then undoubtedly other wars can be ended as well, including the conflict with Russia," Zelenskyy stated, commending Trump's "outstanding" Gaza truce proposal and requesting the President to compel the Moscow into talks.

Russian Strikes Claim Lives in the Country

Strikes by Russia on Ukraine killed at least five people on Saturday and disrupted electricity to areas of the south Odesa oblast, per Ukrainian officials.

Two civilians were killed in a religious building in the town when it was targeted, per regional officials.

In the Russian adjacent territory of Belgorod, a truck driver was fatally wounded by a drone assault, as stated by regional authorities.

Electricity Restoration Work in Kyiv

Efforts proceeded on Saturday to recover electricity in Kyiv, after assaults.

Power had been restored to in excess of 800,000 inhabitants by the weekend and the major utility provider said the primary operations to restore power was finished though certain disruptions remained.

Anti-Aircraft Efforts and UAV Interceptions

The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems downed or disrupted fifty-four of seventy-eight Russian drones deployed against Ukraine during the night, the air force reported on Saturday.

The Russian defense officials claimed it eliminated forty-two UAVs from Ukraine over the country's airspace.

Cuba Denies Allegations of Deploying Troops to Ukraine

The Cuban government on the weekend refuted US claims it has provided soldiers to participate in the conflict in Ukraine, while stating Cuban authorities "are without precise information about citizens of Cuba" involved "independently" or "within the troops of both sides".

The ministry in Havana announced 26 Cubans had been given prison terms to incarceration from five up to fourteen years for mercenary activity since the autumn of 2023 when reports emerged of Cuban nationals being sent to the battlefield in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Project Discloses Details on Cuban Involvement

The program, a Ukrainian government initiative that promotes opposing fighters to give up, said in May: "Our information indicates the identities and information of over a thousand individuals who entered into agreements with the Moscow's troops in the past two years."

The Cuban foreign ministry commented of Cubans who might be participating: "It is irrefutable that none of them have the encouragement, dedication, or authorization of the government in Havana for their actions."

Relatives of individuals who departed to Russia in 2023 told international media at the time that their loved ones had been misled into enlisting through advertisements on digital networks.