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Ukraine's unmanned aerial vehicles have targeted the Russian Bashneft refinery in Ufa, positioned approximately 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border, triggering explosions and a inferno, according to a informed individual in Ukraine's SBU.

This represents the 3rd SBU deep strike in Bashkortostan in the last month. Those attacks demonstrate that there are no protected areas in the far hinterland of the Russia.

Ukrainian President Urges US President to Facilitate Peace in the Conflict

President Zelenskyy appealed to the US President to facilitate a truce in Ukraine during a telephone conversation on Saturday.

"Provided that a war can be stopped in a single area, then certainly further hostilities can be ended as well, encompassing the Russian war," he remarked, praising Trump's "remarkable" Gaza truce proposal and calling for the US president to pressure the Russian government into discussions.

Russian Strikes Take Casualties in Ukraine

Moscow's assaults on Ukraine resulted in the deaths of five people on the weekend and caused blackouts to parts of Ukraine's south Odesa area, per Ukrainian officials.

Two people lost their lives within a religious building in the town when it was hit, as reported by regional officials.

In Russia's adjacent territory of the Belgorod region, a truck driver was killed by a attack from Ukraine, according to local officials.

Power Repair Work in Kyiv

Operations carried on on the weekend to restore power in Kyiv, after assaults.

Power had been recovered to over 800,000 citizens by Saturday and the major power firm said the key efforts to restore power was complete though partial blackouts remained.

Air Defence Efforts and Drone Interceptions

Ukraine's air defences neutralized fifty-four of 78 Russian drones launched targeting the country during the night, the aerial defense command said on the weekend.

The Russian military authorities said it intercepted forty-two Ukrainian drones over Russian territory.

Cuba Denies Allegations of Sending Soldiers to Ukraine

Havana on the weekend denied US claims it has sent soldiers to participate in the hostilities, while stating officials in Havana "are without exact details about citizens of Cuba" engaged "independently" or "within the troops of the conflicting parties".

The ministry in the capital stated twenty-six Cuban citizens had been given prison terms to incarceration varying between five up to fourteen years for mercenary activity since September 2023 when reports spread of Cuban nationals being deployed to the frontlines in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Project Reveals Data on Cuban Involvement

The program, a Ukrainian government program that encourages adversaries to surrender, stated in May: "Our information indicates the names and personal details of over a thousand Cuban nationals who signed contracts with the Moscow's troops in 2023-2024."

The government in Havana said of those who might be participating: "Undeniably that not a single one have the encouragement, commitment, or approval of the Cuban authorities for their involvement."

Family members of Cubans who traveled to the Russian Federation in 2023 told international media at the time that their family members had been misled into enlisting through ads on online platforms.