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Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have targeted Russia's Bashneft facility in Ufa, situated some 1,400 kilometers from Ukraine, resulting in explosions and a inferno, according to a insider in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This marks the third Ukrainian security service deep strike in the region in the last month. Such strikes illustrate that there are no safe places in the distant backlines of the Russian Federation.

Zelenskyy Urges US President to Broker Peace in Ukraine

President Zelenskyy urged Donald Trump to broker peace in Ukraine during a telephone conversation on Saturday.

"Provided that a hostilities can be halted in a particular zone, then surely additional conflicts can be stopped as well, covering the Russian war," Zelenskyy stated, praising the US President's "outstanding" Middle East ceasefire plan and urging the US president to pressure the Kremlin into negotiations.

Moscow's Strikes Claim Lives in Ukraine

Strikes by Russia on Ukraine resulted in the deaths of 5 individuals on Saturday and cut power to sections of the south Odesa area, according to authorities in Ukraine.

Two civilians were killed inside a church in Kostyantynivka when it was hit, according to local authorities.

In Russia's border region of the Belgorod region, a lorry operator was lost his life by a drone assault, as stated by regional authorities.

Electricity Repair Operations in the Capital

Operations carried on on Saturday to restore power in the Ukrainian capital, after strikes by Moscow.

Energy had been returned to over 800,000 citizens by the weekend and the largest private energy company announced the primary operations to recover electricity was concluded though partial blackouts persisted.

Anti-Aircraft Actions and Drone Jamming

Ukraine's air defences neutralized 54 out of 78 total enemy drones deployed against Ukraine in the dark hours, the military reported on the weekend.

Russia's military authorities stated it intercepted forty-two Ukrainian drones over its own soil.

Cuban Government Denies Accusations of Deploying Troops to Ukraine

Havana on the weekend refuted US assertions it has provided troops to fight in the Ukraine war, while stating Cuban authorities "lack accurate data about Cuban nationals" involved "independently" or "within the troops of the conflicting parties".

The government department in Havana stated 26 Cuban citizens had been sentenced to incarceration ranging from five to 14 years for mercenary activity since the autumn of 2023 when news emerged of Cuban nationals being deployed to the frontlines in the conflict.

I Want to Live Project Discloses Information on Cuban National Enlistment

I Want to Live, a state initiative that encourages enemy combatants to give up, reported in spring: "Our information indicates the names and personal details of over a thousand individuals who signed contracts with the Moscow's troops in 2023-2024."

The government in Havana stated of those who might be involved: "It is irrefutable that not a single one have the backing, commitment, or consent of the government in Havana for their actions."

Kin of Cubans who departed to Russia in the year reported to news outlets at the time that their family members had been misled into enlisting through ads on digital networks.