Recent Processing Facility Attack Reveals 'Absolutely No Protected Locations in the Russian Deep Rear'

Ukrainian UAVs have hit Russia's Bashneft processing plant in Ufa, situated around 1,400 kilometres from Ukraine, triggering detonations and a inferno, according to a source in the Ukrainian SBU.

This represents the third SBU far-reaching assault in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. Those attacks illustrate that there are no secure zones in the distant backlines of the Russian state.

Zelenskyy Calls On Trump to Mediate Peace in the Conflict

The Ukrainian leader appealed to President Trump to mediate a ceasefire in the Ukrainian conflict during a telephone conversation on Saturday.

"Provided that a hostilities can be ended in one region, then surely further hostilities can be halted as well, including the Russian aggression," Zelenskyy stated, commending the US President's "remarkable" Middle East ceasefire plan and calling for the US president to pressure the Kremlin into talks.

Russian Strikes Take Lives in the Country

Moscow's assaults on Ukraine killed at least several civilians on Saturday and disrupted electricity to areas of Ukraine's south Odesa area, as stated by authorities in Ukraine.

A pair of individuals died within a place of worship in the town when it was struck, according to municipal sources.

In the Russian adjacent territory of the Belgorod region, a vehicle operator was lost his life by a drone assault, according to local officials.

Energy Recovery Operations in the Capital

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

Energy had been restored to over 800,000 citizens by Saturday and the biggest utility provider announced the primary work to recover electricity was finished though some outages remained.

Air Defence Efforts and Drone Downings

Ukraine's anti-aircraft systems intercepted or jammed 54 of 78 UAVs from Russia sent targeting the country during the night, the military announced on the weekend.

Russia's defense officials claimed it shot down 42 enemy drones over Russian territory.

Cuba Refutes Claims of Sending Soldiers to the War

Havana on Saturday refuted US assertions it has provided troops to fight in the hostilities, while affirming officials in Havana "are without accurate data about citizens of Cuba" involved "independently" or "in the military forces of the conflicting parties".

The ministry in Havana stated twenty-six Cubans had been given prison terms to incarceration from five up to fourteen years for participating as mercenaries since the autumn of 2023 when news circulated of Cubans being dispatched to the battlefield in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Initiative Reports Details on Cuban Recruitment

The program, a official Kyiv program that urges adversaries to lay down arms, reported in May: "Our information indicates the personal data of 1,028 individuals who enlisted with the Russian armed forces in the past two years."

The Cuban authorities commented of Cuban nationals who might be involved: "There is no doubt that no individual has the backing, commitment, or consent of the government in Havana for their activities."

Relatives of individuals who traveled to the Russian Federation in the year told Agence France-Presse at the time that their loved ones had been misled into enlisting through ads on social media.