Newest Processing Facility Attack Shows 'Absolutely No Safe Areas in Russia's Far Hinterland'

Ukraine's unmanned aerial vehicles have hit the Russian oil facility in the city of Ufa, positioned around 1,400 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, resulting in blasts and a inferno, per a source in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This constitutes the 3rd SBU far-reaching assault in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. Those attacks demonstrate that there are no safe places in the deep rear of the Russian Federation.

Zelenskyy Calls On Trump to Mediate Peace in Ukraine

The Ukrainian leader called on Donald Trump to mediate a ceasefire in Ukraine over a telephone conversation on Saturday.

"Provided that a war can be ended in one region, then undoubtedly further hostilities can be ended as well, encompassing the Russian aggression," he remarked, hailing Trump's "exceptional" Middle East peace initiative and calling for the President to pressure the Kremlin into talks.

Moscow's Assaults Kill Victims in the Country

Russian attacks on Ukrainian territory resulted in the deaths of several civilians on Saturday and caused blackouts to parts of the south Odesa oblast, according to authorities in Ukraine.

A pair of individuals lost their lives in a place of worship in Kostyantynivka when it was struck, as reported by local authorities.

In Russia's frontier area of Belgorod, a lorry operator was killed by a Ukrainian strike, as stated by local officials.

Electricity Recovery Work in the Capital

Efforts proceeded on the weekend to restore power in Kyiv, after assaults.

Electricity had been returned to in excess of 800,000 citizens by the weekend and the biggest utility provider announced the main operations to repair the grid was concluded though some outages continued.

Air Defence Actions and Drone Interceptions

The Ukrainian defense forces neutralized fifty-four of seventy-eight Russian drones launched targeting Ukraine overnight, the air force said on Saturday.

The Russian military authorities said it intercepted forty-two drones over its own soil.

Cuban Government Denies Claims of Deploying Forces to the War

Cuba on Saturday denied US assertions it has provided military personnel to engage in the hostilities, while affirming officials in Havana "do not have precise data about individuals" involved "on their own" or "as part of the armed units of either party".

The government department in the capital stated 26 Cuban citizens had been convicted to prison terms ranging from 5 to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since the autumn of 2023 when news emerged of individuals being sent to the front in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Project Reveals Data on Cuban Involvement

The program, a state project that promotes opposing fighters to lay down arms, stated in May: "We reliably know the names and personal details of 1,028 Cubans who enlisted with the Moscow's troops in recently."

The government in Havana said of Cuban nationals who might be engaged: "Undeniably that none of them possesses the support, commitment, or consent of the Cuban authorities for their involvement."

Kin of Cuban nationals who departed to the Russian Federation in 2023 told Agence France-Presse at the time that their family members had been misled into enlisting through ads on online platforms.