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Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have hit Russia's Bashneft facility in Ufa, located some 1,400 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, causing detonations and a fire, according to a source in Ukraine's intelligence agency.

This represents the third Ukrainian security service far-reaching assault in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. Those attacks demonstrate that there are no protected areas in the distant backlines of the Russia.

Ukrainian President Urges Trump to Mediate Ceasefire in the Conflict

President Zelenskyy appealed to President Trump to mediate a ceasefire in Ukraine over a call on the weekend.

"Provided that a conflict can be ended in a particular zone, then surely further hostilities can be halted as well, encompassing the Russian war," he remarked, commending the US President's "exceptional" Gaza ceasefire plan and urging the US president to influence the Kremlin into discussions.

Moscow's Attacks Claim Casualties in the Country

Moscow's assaults on Ukraine killed at least 5 individuals on Saturday and disrupted electricity to sections of the south Odesa oblast, as stated by Ukrainian officials.

Two people were killed inside a place of worship in Kostyantynivka when it was hit, according to municipal sources.

In Russia's border region of the Belgorod region, a vehicle operator was killed by a attack from Ukraine, per municipal sources.

Electricity Repair Work in the Capital

Efforts continued on Saturday to repair energy infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital, after Russian attacks.

Electricity had been returned to in excess of 800,000 residents by the weekend and the major private energy company said the main operations to restore power was concluded though some outages persisted.

Anti-Aircraft Efforts and Drone Interceptions

Ukraine's defense forces neutralized 54 out of 78 total UAVs from Russia launched towards Ukraine in the dark hours, the aerial defense command reported on Saturday.

The Russian defence ministry stated it intercepted 42 drones over Russian territory.

Cuban Government Rejects Accusations of Deploying Troops to the War

Havana on Saturday rejected US assertions it has deployed military personnel to engage in the Ukraine war, while stating the government "are without accurate details about citizens of Cuba" engaged "on their own" or "within the troops of either party".

The ministry in the capital said 26 Cuban citizens had been sentenced to incarceration ranging from 5 to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since the autumn of 2023 when reports circulated of Cubans being dispatched to the front in the conflict.

I Want to Live Project Reports Details on Cuban Recruitment

The surrender initiative, a state project that encourages opposing fighters to lay down arms, stated in spring: "Our information indicates the identities and information of 1,028 Cuban nationals who enlisted with the Moscow's troops in the past two years."

The government in Havana said of Cuban nationals who might be engaged: "Undeniably that not a single one possesses the support, dedication, or consent of the government in Havana for their actions."

Kin of individuals who departed to the Russian Federation in the year told Agence France-Presse at the time that their family members had been deceptively recruited through ads on digital networks.