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Ukraine's UAVs have struck the Russian oil facility in the city of Ufa, positioned approximately 1,400 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, resulting in explosions and a fire, per a insider in the Ukrainian SBU.

This constitutes the 3rd SBU far-reaching assault in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. Those operations show that there are no secure zones in the deep rear of the Russian state.

Ukrainian President Calls On US President to Broker Ceasefire in Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged the US President to mediate a ceasefire in the Ukrainian conflict over a call on Saturday.

"Provided that a hostilities can be stopped in a single area, then surely further hostilities can be halted as well, including the Russian war," Zelenskyy remarked, praising the US President's "outstanding" Middle East peace initiative and calling for the President to pressure the Moscow into negotiations.

Moscow's Assaults Kill Lives in Ukraine

Strikes by Russia on Ukrainian territory resulted in the deaths of 5 individuals on Saturday and disrupted electricity to areas of Ukraine's southern Odesa oblast, per authorities in Ukraine.

Two civilians died inside a religious building in Kostyantynivka when it was hit, as reported by regional officials.

In the Russian frontier area of the Belgorod region, a vehicle operator was fatally wounded by a Ukrainian strike, per regional authorities.

Power Repair Operations in the Capital

Efforts continued on Saturday to recover electricity in the Ukrainian capital, after strikes by Moscow.

Power had been recovered to in excess of 800,000 citizens by Saturday and the biggest power firm said the key operations to repair the grid was concluded though some outages persisted.

Anti-Aircraft Efforts and Drone Interceptions

Ukraine's air defences downed or disrupted 54 of seventy-eight enemy drones launched against Ukraine in the dark hours, the military said on the weekend.

The Russian defence ministry stated it eliminated forty-two UAVs from Ukraine over its own soil.

Cuba Rejects Claims of Providing Soldiers to the War

Cuba on Saturday rejected US allegations it has provided troops to participate in the hostilities, while stating the government "do not have precise information about citizens of Cuba" involved "independently" or "as part of the armed units of either party".

The ministry in Havana announced twenty-six Cuban citizens had been sentenced to prison terms varying between five to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since September 2023 when information spread of Cubans being sent to the front in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Initiative Reveals Information on Cuban National Recruitment

The surrender initiative, a Ukrainian government initiative that encourages adversaries to surrender, said in May: "We have confirmed the names and personal details of 1,028 Cuban nationals who entered into agreements with the Russian armed forces in recently."

The government in Havana stated of Cubans who might be engaged: "Undeniably that not a single one have the backing, commitment, or authorization of the Cuban authorities for their actions."

Relatives of individuals who traveled to Russia in 2023 informed Agence France-Presse at the time that their relatives had been misled into enlisting through promotions on online platforms.