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Ukraine's UAVs have targeted Russia's oil facility in Ufa, located approximately 1,400 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, causing detonations and a inferno, as reported by a informed individual in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This constitutes the latest SBU deep strike in Bashkortostan in the last month. Such attacks demonstrate that there are no secure zones in the deep rear of the Russian Federation.

Ukrainian President Urges US President to Broker Peace in the Conflict

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

"If a conflict can be ended in a particular zone, then surely further hostilities can be halted as well, covering the Russian aggression," Zelenskyy remarked, commending the US President's "exceptional" Middle East peace initiative and requesting the American leader to compel the Kremlin into negotiations.

Moscow's Assaults Take Lives in the Country

Russian attacks on Ukrainian territory killed at least several civilians on Saturday and cut power to sections of Ukraine's southern Odesa region, per authorities in Ukraine.

Two civilians died in a religious building in the town when it was struck, per local authorities.

In Russia's adjacent territory of the Belgorod region, a lorry operator was lost his life by a Ukrainian strike, per local officials.

Electricity Repair Operations in Kyiv

Work proceeded on Saturday to restore power in Kyiv, after Russian attacks.

Power had been recovered to more than 800,000 inhabitants by Saturday and the major power firm stated the main efforts to restore power was finished though some outages persisted.

Anti-Aircraft Actions and Drone Jamming

The Ukrainian air defences downed or disrupted 54 of 78 UAVs from Russia deployed towards Ukraine during the night, the air force announced on Saturday.

Russia's military authorities stated it eliminated 42 enemy drones over the country's airspace.

Cuba Rejects Accusations of Providing Soldiers to Ukraine

Havana on Saturday rejected US claims it has provided soldiers to engage in the conflict in Ukraine, while affirming officials in Havana "are without accurate information about citizens of Cuba" engaged "voluntarily" or "as part of the armed units of both sides".

The ministry in Havana stated twenty-six Cubans had been given prison terms to prison terms varying between five up to fourteen years for mercenary involvement since the autumn of 2023 when information circulated of Cuban nationals being deployed to the frontlines in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Project Reveals Data on Cuban National Recruitment

I Want to Live, a state initiative that encourages opposing fighters to surrender, stated in May: "We have confirmed the personal data of one thousand and twenty-eight individuals who entered into agreements with the Moscow's troops in 2023-2024."

The Cuban authorities stated of Cubans who might be participating: "Undeniably that not a single one possesses the encouragement, commitment, or approval of the government in Havana for their involvement."

Kin of individuals who departed to Russia in the year informed news outlets at the time that their loved ones had been misled into enlisting through advertisements on digital networks.