🔗 Share this article

Ukrainian UAVs have struck Russia's Bashneft refinery in Ufa, located some 1,400 kilometres from Ukraine, triggering explosions and a blaze, as reported by a source in Ukraine's SBU.

This marks the third Ukrainian security service long-range attack in Bashkortostan in the past month. Those operations show that there are no secure zones in the far hinterland of the Russian state.

Zelenskyy Appeals to Trump to Facilitate Peace in the Conflict

Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on the US President to broker peace in the Ukrainian conflict in a telephone conversation on Saturday.

"When a conflict can be ended in one region, then surely additional conflicts can be halted as well, encompassing the Russian war," he said, praising Trump's "outstanding" Middle East truce proposal and requesting the American leader to influence the Russian government into negotiations.

Moscow's Assaults Kill Casualties in the Country

Moscow's assaults on Ukrainian territory claimed the lives of 5 individuals on Saturday and cut power to parts of Ukraine's southern Odesa oblast, according to Ukrainian officials.

A pair of individuals lost their lives within a religious building in Kostyantynivka when it was struck, per local authorities.

In Russia's border region of the Belgorod region, a lorry operator was killed by a Ukrainian strike, as stated by municipal sources.

Power Recovery Operations in the Capital

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

Electricity had been returned to in excess of 800,000 residents by Saturday and the biggest utility provider stated the main efforts to recover electricity was finished though some outages continued.

Air Defence Actions and Drone Downings

The Ukrainian defense forces neutralized 54 out of 78 enemy drones sent against the country in the dark hours, the air force announced on Saturday.

Russia's defence ministry claimed it shot down 42 Ukrainian drones over the country's airspace.

Cuban Government Refutes Claims of Sending Troops to Ukraine

The Cuban government on Saturday refuted American claims it has deployed troops to engage in the Ukraine war, while affirming the government "are without exact details about Cuban nationals" involved "on their own" or "as part of the armed units of both sides".

The ministry in Havana stated 26 nationals had been convicted to prison terms from five to 14 years for mercenary activity since the autumn of 2023 when reports emerged of Cubans being dispatched to the frontlines in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Initiative Reports Data on Cuban National Involvement

The surrender initiative, a state initiative that promotes opposing fighters to surrender, stated in May: "We reliably know the names and personal details of over a thousand Cuban nationals who enlisted with the Moscow's troops in recently."

The government in Havana commented of Cubans who might be engaged: "Undeniably that none of them have the backing, dedication, or consent of the Cuban state for their activities."

Kin of Cuban nationals who traveled to Russia in 2023 told news outlets at the time that their relatives had been misled into enlisting through ads on social media.