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Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have hit the Russian Bashneft facility in the city of Ufa, positioned some 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border, resulting in explosions and a inferno, as reported by a informed individual in Ukraine's SBU.

This marks the 3rd SBU far-reaching assault in Bashkortostan in the past month. Those attacks demonstrate that there are no protected areas in the far hinterland of the Russia.

Zelenskyy Appeals to US President to Mediate Peace in the Conflict

President Zelenskyy appealed to President Trump to facilitate a truce in the Ukrainian conflict over a call on Saturday.

"Provided that a conflict can be halted in a particular zone, then certainly other wars can be ended as well, encompassing the Russian aggression," he remarked, commending Trump's "exceptional" Gaza peace initiative and requesting the President to pressure the Russian government into negotiations.

Russian Assaults Take Victims in Ukraine

Russian attacks on Ukraine killed at least five people on the weekend and disrupted electricity to parts of Ukraine's southern Odesa region, per local sources.

A pair of individuals lost their lives within a place of worship in the town when it was struck, per municipal sources.

In Russia's adjacent territory of Belgorod, a truck driver was fatally wounded by a Ukrainian strike, per local officials.

Energy Repair Operations in the Capital

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

Power had been restored to more than 800,000 inhabitants by Saturday and the biggest private energy company stated the main efforts to restore power was finished though certain disruptions continued.

Air Defence Operations and UAV Interceptions

The Ukrainian defense forces downed or disrupted fifty-four of 78 Russian drones launched towards the country overnight, the military reported on Saturday.

The Russian defence ministry claimed it intercepted forty-two UAVs from Ukraine over Russian territory.

Cuba Denies Allegations of Providing Troops to Ukraine

Havana on the weekend refuted US allegations it has sent troops to engage in the hostilities, while stating officials in Havana "are without exact information about Cuban nationals" involved "independently" or "in the military forces of both sides".

The ministry in Havana announced 26 Cuban citizens had been sentenced to incarceration from 5 to 14 years for mercenary involvement since the autumn of 2023 when information emerged of Cubans being sent to the front in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Project Discloses Information on Cuban National Enlistment

The surrender initiative, a Ukrainian government initiative that encourages enemy combatants to give up, reported in May: "We reliably know the personal data of over a thousand Cubans who enlisted with the Russian military in the past two years."

The Cuban foreign ministry stated of those who might be involved: "There is no doubt that no individual has the support, commitment, or approval of the government in Havana for their activities."

Family members of Cuban nationals who traveled to the Russian Federation in 2023 informed Agence France-Presse at the time that their loved ones had been misled into enlisting through ads on online platforms.