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Ukrainian UAVs have hit Russia's Bashneft facility in the city of Ufa, positioned some 1,400 kilometers from Ukraine, triggering detonations and a fire, per a informed individual in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This constitutes the latest intelligence long-range attack in Bashkortostan in the last month. Such operations illustrate that there are no safe places in the deep rear of the Russia.

Ukrainian President Urges US President to Facilitate Peace in Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on the US President to facilitate a truce in the Ukrainian conflict over a telephone conversation on Saturday.

"When a conflict can be halted in one region, then surely additional conflicts can be ended as well, including the Russian aggression," he said, hailing Trump's "outstanding" Middle East ceasefire plan and requesting the American leader to compel the Russian government into discussions.

Russian Strikes Take Casualties in the Country

Russian attacks on Ukrainian territory resulted in the deaths of 5 individuals on the weekend and disrupted electricity to areas of Ukraine's south Odesa area, per local sources.

Two civilians lost their lives inside a church in the town when it was targeted, according to municipal sources.

In Russia's border region of the Belgorod region, a truck driver was killed by a drone assault, per local officials.

Power Recovery Work in the Capital

Efforts continued on Saturday to restore power in the Ukrainian capital, after assaults.

Power had been restored to more than 800,000 inhabitants by Saturday and the largest utility provider said the primary operations to recover electricity was finished though certain disruptions persisted.

Air Defence Efforts and UAV Jamming

The Ukrainian air defences intercepted or jammed 54 out of 78 total enemy drones deployed against Ukraine during the night, the aerial defense command announced on Saturday.

The Russian defense officials said it eliminated forty-two drones over Russian territory.

Cuban Government Denies Accusations of Deploying Troops to Ukraine

The Cuban government on the weekend denied American assertions it has provided troops to fight in the hostilities, while declaring Cuban authorities "lack exact details about individuals" involved "independently" or "in the military forces of either party".

The government department in Havana announced twenty-six Cuban citizens had been convicted to incarceration varying between five up to fourteen years for participating as mercenaries since September 2023 when information circulated of individuals being deployed to the frontlines in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Project Discloses Data on Cuban Enlistment

I Want to Live, a state initiative that encourages opposing fighters to lay down arms, reported in May: "We reliably know the identities and information of over a thousand Cubans who signed contracts with the Russian military in recently."

The government in Havana commented of Cuban nationals who might be involved: "There is no doubt that not a single one possesses the support, allegiance, or authorization of the Cuban authorities for their activities."

Family members of Cubans who traveled to the Russian Federation in the year informed news outlets at the time that their relatives had been deceptively recruited through promotions on online platforms.