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Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have targeted the Russian Bashneft facility in the city of Ufa, located some 1,400 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, resulting in blasts and a fire, per a informed individual in the Ukrainian SBU.

This represents the latest intelligence long-range attack in Bashkortostan in the last month. These strikes show that there are no secure zones in the far hinterland of the Russia.

Ukrainian President Appeals to US President to Mediate Truce in Ukraine

The Ukrainian leader urged the US President to facilitate a truce in the Ukrainian conflict during a phone call on Saturday.

"If a war can be halted in a particular zone, then undoubtedly additional conflicts can be stopped as well, encompassing the conflict with Russia," the President said, hailing Trump's "remarkable" Middle East peace initiative and calling for the President to compel the Moscow into talks.

Moscow's Assaults Kill Casualties in the Country

Strikes by Russia on Ukraine killed at least five people on Saturday and caused blackouts to parts of Ukraine's south Odesa area, according to local sources.

A pair of individuals died in a church in Kostyantynivka when it was targeted, per local authorities.

In the Russian adjacent territory of the Belgorod region, a vehicle operator was killed by a Ukrainian strike, as stated by regional authorities.

Electricity Recovery Work in the Capital

Work continued on the weekend to restore power in the Ukrainian capital, after strikes by Moscow.

Energy had been restored to over 800,000 citizens by Saturday and the largest power firm said the main work to restore power was finished though partial blackouts persisted.

Anti-Aircraft Efforts and UAV Downings

Ukraine's defense forces neutralized 54 out of 78 Russian drones launched towards Ukraine overnight, the military reported on Saturday.

The Russian military authorities claimed it eliminated 42 enemy drones over Russian territory.

Cuba Rejects Allegations of Sending Soldiers to Ukraine

Havana on the weekend refuted US claims it has deployed military personnel to engage in the conflict in Ukraine, while declaring Cuban authorities "lack exact details about Cuban nationals" participating "voluntarily" or "within the troops of the conflicting parties".

The ministry in the capital stated 26 Cubans had been given prison terms to prison terms from 5 to 14 years for mercenary involvement since the autumn of 2023 when news emerged of individuals being sent to the frontlines in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Program Reports Details on Cuban Enlistment

The program, a Ukrainian government initiative that urges adversaries to lay down arms, reported in spring: "We reliably know the personal data of over a thousand Cubans who entered into agreements with the Russian military in recently."

The government in Havana commented of Cuban nationals who might be engaged: "Undeniably that not a single one possesses the support, dedication, or approval of the government in Havana for their activities."

Family members of Cubans who traveled to the Russian Federation in the year told international media at the time that their family members had been deceptively recruited through ads on digital networks.