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Ukraine's UAVs have targeted Russia's oil facility in Ufa, situated approximately 1,400 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, resulting in explosions and a inferno, per a source in Ukraine's SBU.

This constitutes the 3rd Ukrainian security service long-range attack in Bashkortostan in the past month. Such operations show that there are no safe places in the deep rear of the Russian state.

Ukrainian President Appeals to US President to Mediate Peace in Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on Donald Trump to mediate a ceasefire in the Ukrainian conflict in a phone call on Saturday.

"When a war can be halted in a particular zone, then undoubtedly other wars can be halted as well, covering the conflict with Russia," the President stated, commending Trump's "exceptional" Gaza truce proposal and urging the American leader to influence the Moscow into talks.

Moscow's Attacks Claim Victims in the Country

Russian attacks on Ukrainian territory claimed the lives of five people on Saturday and disrupted electricity to parts of Ukraine's south Odesa oblast, according to Ukrainian officials.

Two people were killed within a religious building in the town when it was hit, according to regional officials.

In Russia's frontier area of Belgorod, a lorry operator was killed by a Ukrainian strike, as stated by local officials.

Power Restoration Operations in Kyiv

Efforts continued on Saturday to recover electricity in the Ukrainian capital, after strikes by Moscow.

Energy had been restored to more than 800,000 citizens by the weekend and the major private energy company stated the main operations to recover electricity was complete though certain disruptions continued.

Anti-Aircraft Operations and Drone Downings

The Ukrainian defense forces neutralized 54 of 78 Russian drones launched against the country during the night, the air force said on Saturday.

Russia's military authorities claimed it shot down forty-two drones over Russian territory.

Cuban Government Denies Accusations of Deploying Troops to the War

Havana on Saturday rejected American allegations it has sent military personnel to engage in the conflict in Ukraine, while declaring Cuban authorities "lack accurate data about Cuban nationals" engaged "on their own" or "in the military forces of either party".

The foreign ministry in Havana said twenty-six nationals had been convicted to prison terms ranging from five to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since September 2023 when information emerged of individuals being sent to the front in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Program Reports Information on Cuban Recruitment

The surrender initiative, a official Kyiv initiative that urges adversaries to lay down arms, said in spring: "We reliably know the personal data of over a thousand Cuban nationals who signed contracts with the Russian military in the past two years."

The government in Havana commented of Cubans who might be involved: "Undeniably that no individual possesses the support, commitment, or approval of the Cuban authorities for their involvement."

Family members of Cuban nationals 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 social media.