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Ukraine's UAVs have targeted the Russian Bashneft facility in Ufa, located around 1,400 km from Ukraine, triggering detonations and a inferno, according to a informed individual in Ukraine's intelligence agency.

This marks the latest SBU long-range attack in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. Those attacks show that there are no secure zones in the distant backlines of the Russian Federation.

Ukrainian President Calls On US President to Facilitate Ceasefire in the Conflict

The Ukrainian leader called on President Trump to mediate a ceasefire in Ukraine over a phone call on Saturday.

"When a war can be halted in a particular zone, then undoubtedly additional conflicts can be ended as well, including the conflict with Russia," he said, hailing Trump's "exceptional" Gaza ceasefire plan and urging the US president to pressure the Kremlin into discussions.

Moscow's Assaults Claim Casualties in Ukraine

Russian attacks on Ukraine resulted in the deaths of five people on Saturday and caused blackouts to parts of Ukraine's southern Odesa region, as stated by authorities in Ukraine.

Two people were killed inside a place of worship in the town when it was targeted, as reported by regional officials.

In the Russian frontier area of the Belgorod region, a truck driver was lost his life by a drone assault, according to regional authorities.

Energy Recovery Work in the Capital

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

Energy had been recovered to in excess of 800,000 citizens by the weekend and the biggest utility provider announced the key work to recover electricity was complete though certain disruptions persisted.

Air Defence Actions and UAV Interceptions

The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems intercepted or jammed 54 of 78 total UAVs from Russia launched towards the country during the night, the air force reported on Saturday.

Russia's defense officials claimed it intercepted 42 Ukrainian drones over its own soil.

Cuban Government Rejects Claims of Providing Soldiers to Ukraine

Cuba on Saturday rejected American assertions it has sent troops to fight in the conflict in Ukraine, while stating Cuban authorities "lack accurate data about individuals" engaged "voluntarily" or "within the troops of the conflicting parties".

The government department in the capital announced twenty-six Cuban citizens had been sentenced to prison terms ranging from five up to fourteen years for mercenary involvement since last September when information emerged of Cubans being sent to the front in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Project Discloses Data on Cuban National Enlistment

I Want to Live, a state initiative that urges opposing fighters to give up, reported in spring: "We reliably know the identities and information of over a thousand individuals who enlisted with the Russian military in 2023-2024."

The Cuban authorities commented of those who might be engaged: "It is irrefutable that no individual has the support, allegiance, or approval of the Cuban authorities for their involvement."

Kin of Cuban nationals who traveled to the Russian Federation in 2023 told news outlets at the time that their family members had been deceptively recruited through ads on social media.