Recent Oil Plant Assault Demonstrates 'Zero Protected Places in Russia's Deep Rear'

Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have hit Russia's oil facility in the city of Ufa, positioned approximately 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border, triggering blasts and a inferno, as reported by a informed individual in Ukraine's intelligence agency.

This represents the 3rd SBU long-range attack in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. Such strikes demonstrate that there are no protected areas in the deep rear of the Russia.

Zelenskyy Calls On Trump to Mediate Peace in the Conflict

President Zelenskyy called on the US President to mediate a ceasefire in Ukraine during a phone call on Saturday.

"Provided that a conflict can be stopped in a particular zone, then surely further hostilities can be stopped as well, encompassing the Russian war," he said, hailing Trump's "exceptional" Middle East peace initiative and urging the President to influence the Kremlin into discussions.

Russian Assaults Claim Victims in Ukraine

Strikes by Russia on Ukraine killed at least several civilians on Saturday and caused blackouts to sections of Ukraine's southern Odesa area, according to Ukrainian officials.

Two civilians died within a place of worship in the town when it was struck, per municipal sources.

In the Russian adjacent territory of the Belgorod region, a lorry operator was fatally wounded by a attack from Ukraine, according to regional authorities.

Electricity Restoration Efforts in Kyiv

Efforts continued on Saturday to repair energy infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital, after strikes by Moscow.

Power had been returned to over 800,000 inhabitants by Saturday and the largest power firm announced the primary work to repair the grid was finished though partial blackouts continued.

Air Defence Operations and UAV Interceptions

Ukraine's air defences neutralized 54 of 78 Russian drones sent towards the country during the night, the military reported on the weekend.

The Russian military authorities said it intercepted 42 Ukrainian drones over the country's airspace.

Cuba Refutes Allegations of Providing Forces to the War

Cuba on Saturday denied US claims it has deployed soldiers to participate in the conflict in Ukraine, while stating the government "lack accurate details about Cuban nationals" participating "on their own" or "in the military forces of both sides".

The foreign ministry in Havana stated 26 nationals had been given prison terms to incarceration from five to 14 years for mercenary activity since last September when reports circulated of Cuban nationals being dispatched to the frontlines in the conflict.

I Want to Live Initiative Reports Details on Cuban Involvement

The program, a official Kyiv program that promotes opposing fighters to surrender, stated in spring: "We reliably know the identities and information of one thousand and twenty-eight individuals who entered into agreements with the Russian armed forces in recently."

The Cuban authorities said of Cuban nationals who might be participating: "It is irrefutable that no individual possesses the backing, allegiance, or authorization of the Cuban authorities for their activities."

Family members of Cuban nationals who left for the Russian Federation in the year informed news outlets at the time that their relatives had been tricked into joining through promotions on digital networks.