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Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have hit Russia's Bashneft processing plant in Ufa, located around 1,400 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, causing detonations and a fire, according to a informed individual in the Ukrainian SBU.

This constitutes the 3rd SBU deep strike in the region in the past month. Those operations demonstrate that there are no safe places in the far hinterland of the Russia.

Zelenskyy Urges Trump to Mediate Peace in the Conflict

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

"Provided that a conflict can be stopped in one region, then undoubtedly further hostilities can be stopped as well, including the Russian aggression," he said, hailing Trump's "exceptional" Middle East ceasefire plan and calling for the American leader to pressure the Kremlin into negotiations.

Moscow's Attacks Take Lives in Ukraine

Moscow's assaults on Ukraine claimed the lives of 5 individuals on the weekend and caused blackouts to sections of Ukraine's south Odesa region, as stated by Ukrainian officials.

Two civilians lost their lives inside a religious building in the town when it was hit, as reported by local authorities.

In Russia's frontier area of Belgorod, a truck driver was fatally wounded by a drone assault, according to local officials.

Electricity Recovery Work in the Capital

Efforts carried on on the weekend to restore power in the Ukrainian capital, after assaults.

Electricity had been recovered to more than 800,000 residents by the weekend and the major power firm announced the key work to restore power was complete though some outages remained.

Anti-Aircraft Actions and UAV Downings

Ukraine's air defences downed or disrupted 54 out of 78 total Russian drones deployed targeting the country overnight, the aerial defense command reported on Saturday.

Russia's defense officials said it intercepted 42 enemy Ukrainian drones over its own soil.

Cuban Government Refutes Claims of Deploying Troops to Ukraine

The Cuban government on the weekend rejected American allegations it has deployed soldiers to participate in the hostilities, while affirming officials in Havana "are without accurate data about Cuban nationals" engaged "independently" or "in the military forces of either party".

The ministry in Havana said 26 Cuban citizens had been given prison terms to prison terms from five to 14 years for mercenary activity since September 2023 when reports spread of individuals being sent to the frontlines in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Initiative Reveals Details on Cuban National Involvement

I Want to Live, a Ukrainian government program that urges adversaries to give up, stated in May: "We reliably know the identities and information of 1,028 individuals who signed contracts with the Russian military in recently."

The government in Havana said of Cubans who might be engaged: "There is no doubt that not a single one possesses the encouragement, allegiance, or authorization of the Cuban state for their involvement."

Relatives of individuals who traveled to Russia in the year told international media at the time that their loved ones had been deceptively recruited through ads on digital networks.