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Ukraine's drones have hit Russia's Bashneft processing plant in Ufa, located approximately 1,400 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, resulting in detonations and a blaze, according to a source in Ukraine's Security Service.

This marks the third intelligence far-reaching assault in the region in the last month. Such strikes illustrate that there are no safe places in the deep rear of the Russian Federation.

Ukrainian President Appeals to US President to Mediate Peace in Ukraine

The Ukrainian leader urged the US President to broker peace in Ukraine over a call on the weekend.

"If a hostilities can be halted in one region, then surely further hostilities can be stopped as well, including the conflict with Russia," he said, commending the US President's "outstanding" Gaza peace initiative and calling for the US president to compel the Kremlin into negotiations.

Russian Assaults Claim Victims in Ukraine

Moscow's assaults on Ukrainian territory resulted in the deaths of 5 individuals on Saturday and disrupted electricity to parts of Ukraine's southern Odesa oblast, as stated by Ukrainian officials.

Two civilians were killed inside a place of worship in the town when it was hit, per municipal sources.

In Russia's frontier area of Belgorod, a truck driver was fatally wounded by a drone assault, as stated by local officials.

Power Repair Efforts in Kyiv

Work continued on Saturday to recover electricity in Kyiv, after assaults.

Energy had been returned to more than 800,000 citizens by the weekend and the biggest power firm announced the key operations to recover electricity was concluded though some outages remained.

Anti-Aircraft Operations and Drone Jamming

The Ukrainian defense forces intercepted or jammed 54 out of seventy-eight Russian drones deployed against the country overnight, the military reported on Saturday.

Russia's military authorities stated it intercepted 42 UAVs from Ukraine over its own soil.

Cuba Denies Accusations of Providing Soldiers to Ukraine

Cuba on Saturday rejected US claims it has sent military personnel to fight in the conflict in Ukraine, while stating officials in Havana "are without accurate data about citizens of Cuba" participating "independently" or "within the troops of either party".

The ministry in the capital stated twenty-six Cuban citizens had been sentenced to jail sentences from 5 to 14 years for mercenary activity since September 2023 when information spread of individuals being sent to the battlefield in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Initiative Reveals Data on Cuban National Involvement

The program, a Ukrainian government initiative that encourages opposing fighters to give up, reported in May: "We have confirmed the personal data of over a thousand Cubans who entered into agreements with the Russian armed forces in the past two years."

The Cuban foreign ministry said of Cubans who might be engaged: "There is no doubt that none of them has the backing, allegiance, or authorization of the Cuban state for their involvement."

Family members of Cubans who left for Russia in the year informed Agence France-Presse at the time that their family members had been tricked into joining through advertisements on online platforms.