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Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have struck Russia's oil processing plant in Ufa, located some 1,400 km from Ukraine, triggering detonations and a blaze, per a insider in Ukraine's SBU.

This marks the latest Ukrainian security service long-range attack in the region in the past month. Such operations demonstrate that there are no protected areas in the deep rear of the Russian Federation.

Ukrainian President Urges US President to Mediate Truce in Ukraine

The Ukrainian leader appealed to the US President to mediate a ceasefire in the Ukrainian conflict during a call on Saturday.

"If a hostilities can be ended in a single area, then certainly additional conflicts can be halted as well, including the Russian war," he remarked, praising the US President's "remarkable" Gaza truce proposal and requesting the President to compel the Kremlin into talks.

Russian Attacks Claim Victims in Ukraine

Moscow's assaults on Ukraine resulted in the deaths of five people on Saturday and caused blackouts to parts of Ukraine's south Odesa area, per Ukrainian officials.

A pair of individuals died within a religious building in Kostyantynivka when it was hit, as reported by local authorities.

In the Russian adjacent territory of Belgorod, a vehicle operator was fatally wounded by a attack from Ukraine, per local officials.

Power Restoration Work in the Capital

Operations carried on on Saturday to recover electricity in the Ukrainian capital, after Russian attacks.

Electricity had been restored to more than 800,000 inhabitants by Saturday and the largest power firm said the primary work to recover electricity was finished though partial blackouts persisted.

Air Defence Operations and Drone Interceptions

Ukraine's anti-aircraft systems downed or disrupted 54 of seventy-eight Russian drones deployed against Ukraine during the night, the air force reported on Saturday.

Russia's military authorities stated it eliminated 42 enemy Ukrainian drones over Russian territory.

Cuban Government Rejects Allegations of Sending Soldiers to Ukraine

Cuba on Saturday denied US allegations it has provided soldiers to engage in the Ukraine war, while declaring officials in Havana "do not have exact information about Cuban nationals" participating "on their own" or "as part of the armed units of either party".

The government department in Havana announced 26 Cubans had been sentenced to prison terms from 5 to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since the autumn of 2023 when news emerged of individuals being deployed to the front in the conflict.

I Want to Live Initiative Discloses Data on Cuban Involvement

The program, a official Kyiv project that promotes opposing fighters to give up, reported in spring: "Our information indicates the identities and information of 1,028 Cubans who entered into agreements with the Moscow's troops in the past two years."

The Cuban foreign ministry stated of Cuban nationals who might be involved: "Undeniably that none of them has the support, allegiance, or approval of the Cuban authorities for their involvement."

Relatives of Cuban nationals who traveled to the Russian Federation in 2023 reported to international media at the time that their loved ones had been misled into enlisting through promotions on social media.