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Ukrainian UAVs have targeted Russia's Bashneft processing plant in the city of Ufa, situated some 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border, resulting in explosions and a blaze, per a insider in the Ukrainian SBU.

This constitutes the latest intelligence deep strike in the region in the past month. Those attacks demonstrate that there are no safe places in the far hinterland of the Russian state.

Ukrainian President Urges US President to Facilitate Ceasefire in the Conflict

President Zelenskyy called on the US President to facilitate a truce in Ukraine during a telephone conversation on Saturday.

"When a war can be stopped in one region, then undoubtedly additional conflicts can be ended as well, including the Russian war," he stated, praising the US President's "exceptional" Middle East truce proposal and requesting the President to pressure the Moscow into negotiations.

Moscow's Assaults Claim Casualties in the Country

Strikes by Russia on Ukrainian territory resulted in the deaths of 5 individuals on the weekend and cut power to parts of Ukraine's southern Odesa oblast, per local sources.

Two people lost their lives in a religious building in Kostyantynivka when it was hit, according to regional officials.

In the Russian border region of Belgorod, a lorry operator was lost his life by a attack from Ukraine, according to regional authorities.

Power Repair Work in Kyiv

Work continued on Saturday to restore power in Kyiv, after strikes by Moscow.

Electricity had been restored to over 800,000 inhabitants by the weekend and the major private energy company said the primary operations to repair the grid was concluded though some outages remained.

Anti-Aircraft Efforts and Drone Interceptions

The Ukrainian air defences intercepted or jammed 54 out of 78 enemy drones sent towards Ukraine overnight, the air force said on Saturday.

Russia's defense officials said it shot down forty-two Ukrainian drones over its own soil.

Cuban Government Denies Accusations of Providing Troops to the War

The Cuban government on Saturday denied US allegations it has provided soldiers to participate in the Ukraine war, while stating the government "do not have exact information about Cuban nationals" involved "voluntarily" or "as part of the armed units of either party".

The government department in Havana stated twenty-six Cubans had been convicted to jail sentences from five to 14 years for mercenary involvement since last September when reports spread of individuals being dispatched to the frontlines in the conflict.

I Want to Live Initiative Discloses Data on Cuban Recruitment

I Want to Live, a state initiative that promotes opposing fighters to surrender, stated in spring: "We have confirmed the personal data of 1,028 individuals who entered into agreements with the Russian military in the past two years."

The Cuban authorities stated of those who might be involved: "There is no doubt that not a single one has the backing, allegiance, or approval of the government in Havana for their involvement."

Relatives of Cuban nationals who departed to the Russian Federation in the year informed news outlets at the time that their family members had been tricked into joining through ads on social media.