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Ukrainian UAVs have struck Russia's Bashneft processing plant in Ufa, located approximately 1,400 km from Ukraine, resulting in blasts and a inferno, as reported by a source in the Ukrainian Security Service.

This marks the third intelligence far-reaching assault in the region in the recent weeks. These attacks demonstrate that there are no secure zones in the distant backlines of the Russian Federation.

Zelenskyy Appeals to Trump to Facilitate Truce in the Conflict

President Zelenskyy called on Donald Trump to facilitate a truce in the Ukrainian conflict in a phone call on the weekend.

"If a conflict can be ended in one region, then certainly other wars can be ended as well, covering the Russian war," Zelenskyy remarked, hailing the US President's "exceptional" Middle East ceasefire plan and calling for the American leader to pressure the Russian government into negotiations.

Russian Strikes Claim Lives in Ukraine

Moscow's assaults on Ukrainian territory resulted in the deaths of 5 individuals on the weekend and disrupted electricity to areas of Ukraine's southern Odesa oblast, as stated by Ukrainian officials.

A pair of individuals lost their lives within a church in Kostyantynivka when it was targeted, per municipal sources.

In the Russian adjacent territory of the Belgorod region, a vehicle operator was killed by a drone assault, as stated by municipal sources.

Power Recovery Efforts in the Capital

Work carried on on Saturday to restore power in Kyiv, after assaults.

Electricity had been recovered to over 800,000 residents by Saturday and the largest utility provider said the primary efforts to restore power was finished though certain disruptions remained.

Anti-Aircraft Operations and Drone Interceptions

Ukraine's defense forces neutralized 54 of 78 Russian drones deployed against the country during the night, the aerial defense command said on the weekend.

Russia's defense officials said it eliminated 42 enemy drones over Russian territory.

Cuba Refutes Claims of Deploying Soldiers to Ukraine

Cuba on Saturday refuted American assertions it has sent troops to engage in the hostilities, while stating the government "do not have exact information about citizens of Cuba" engaged "voluntarily" or "as part of the armed units of the conflicting parties".

The ministry in the capital said twenty-six Cuban citizens had been convicted to prison terms varying between five up to fourteen years for mercenary involvement since September 2023 when information emerged of Cuban nationals being dispatched to the battlefield in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Initiative Reveals Data on Cuban Involvement

The surrender initiative, a Ukrainian government project that promotes adversaries to lay down arms, stated in spring: "We reliably know the names and personal details of over a thousand Cuban nationals who signed contracts with the Russian armed forces in recently."

The Cuban foreign ministry said of Cuban nationals who might be involved: "There is no doubt that none of them have the support, dedication, or authorization of the government in Havana for their actions."

Kin of Cubans who traveled to the Russian Federation in the year informed international media at the time that their relatives had been tricked into joining through advertisements on digital networks.