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Ukraine's drones have targeted Russia's oil facility in the city of Ufa, located around 1,400 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, causing blasts and a fire, per a source in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This represents the latest intelligence deep strike in the region in the past month. These attacks show that there are no secure zones in the far hinterland of the Russia.

Zelenskyy Appeals to US President to Mediate Peace in Ukraine

The Ukrainian leader called on Donald Trump to broker peace in Ukraine in a call on Saturday.

"Provided that a conflict can be stopped in one region, then certainly additional conflicts can be halted as well, covering the conflict with Russia," he stated, praising Trump's "exceptional" Middle East ceasefire plan and calling for the American leader to pressure the Russian government into discussions.

Russian Attacks Claim Lives in the Country

Strikes by Russia on Ukraine killed at least five people on Saturday and cut power to sections of the southern Odesa region, as stated by Ukrainian officials.

Two civilians died within a church in Kostyantynivka when it was struck, per municipal sources.

In Russia's border region of Belgorod, a truck driver was fatally wounded by a Ukrainian strike, as stated by municipal sources.

Energy Repair Work in Kyiv

Operations carried on on Saturday to recover electricity in Kyiv, after strikes by Moscow.

Electricity had been recovered to more than 800,000 inhabitants by Saturday and the biggest power firm stated the key work to repair the grid was complete though certain disruptions persisted.

Anti-Aircraft Operations and UAV Downings

The Ukrainian air defences intercepted or jammed 54 out of 78 total UAVs from Russia deployed targeting the country overnight, the air force reported on Saturday.

The Russian defense officials claimed it shot down forty-two drones over the country's airspace.

Cuba Denies Allegations of Providing Soldiers to Ukraine

The Cuban government on the weekend denied US assertions it has deployed military personnel to participate in the conflict in Ukraine, while affirming the government "do not have accurate information about individuals" engaged "independently" or "in the military forces of the conflicting parties".

The foreign ministry in Havana stated 26 nationals had been convicted to jail sentences from 5 to 14 years for mercenary activity since the autumn of 2023 when reports circulated of individuals being deployed to the front in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Program Discloses Data on Cuban National Recruitment

The program, a Ukrainian government project that urges opposing fighters to give up, said in May: "We reliably know the personal data of 1,028 individuals who entered into agreements with the Moscow's troops in 2023-2024."

The Cuban foreign ministry said of Cubans who might be involved: "There is no doubt that none of them possesses the support, allegiance, or authorization of the Cuban state for their actions."

Family members of Cubans who left for the Russian Federation in the year told international media at the time that their relatives had been misled into enlisting through ads on digital networks.