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Ukrainian UAVs have hit the Russian Bashneft facility in Ufa, situated some 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border, triggering detonations and a blaze, per a insider in Ukraine's intelligence agency.

This represents the third intelligence deep strike in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. Those operations illustrate that there are no secure zones in the distant backlines of the Russian Federation.

Zelenskyy Calls On US President to Mediate Peace in Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on the US President to broker peace in Ukraine over a telephone conversation on Saturday.

"If a hostilities can be ended in one region, then certainly additional conflicts can be halted as well, covering the Russian war," he remarked, hailing the US President's "exceptional" Gaza ceasefire plan and urging the US president to influence the Russian government into talks.

Russian Assaults Take Victims in the Country

Moscow's assaults on Ukrainian territory claimed the lives of 5 individuals on Saturday and caused blackouts to sections of the south Odesa area, as stated by authorities in Ukraine.

Two civilians lost their lives inside a church in the town when it was struck, as reported by municipal sources.

In Russia's adjacent territory of the Belgorod region, a vehicle operator was killed by a Ukrainian strike, per regional authorities.

Power Repair Operations in the Capital

Efforts proceeded on Saturday to repair energy infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital, after strikes by Moscow.

Power had been restored to more than 800,000 citizens by Saturday and the largest private energy company announced the key operations to recover electricity was concluded though certain disruptions persisted.

Anti-Aircraft Operations and UAV Jamming

The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems neutralized 54 out of 78 total enemy drones sent against Ukraine overnight, the aerial defense command reported on Saturday.

Russia's defence ministry stated it shot down 42 drones over Russian territory.

Cuba Rejects Claims of Providing Soldiers to Ukraine

Cuba on Saturday rejected American assertions it has provided troops to engage in the hostilities, while declaring Cuban authorities "do not have precise information about citizens of Cuba" engaged "on their own" or "as part of the armed units of the conflicting parties".

The government department in the capital said 26 nationals had been given prison terms to incarceration from 5 to 14 years for mercenary activity since last September when reports spread of Cuban nationals being deployed to the battlefield in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Project Reveals Data on Cuban National Enlistment

I Want to Live, a Ukrainian government program that encourages enemy combatants to surrender, reported in May: "Our information indicates the names and personal details of over a thousand individuals who entered into agreements with the Russian armed forces in 2023-2024."

The Cuban authorities stated of Cuban nationals who might be participating: "It is irrefutable that not a single one has the support, allegiance, or approval of the government in Havana for their involvement."

Family members of Cubans who left for the Russian Federation in 2023 told news outlets at the time that their relatives had been tricked into joining through ads on online platforms.