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Ukrainian UAVs have targeted the Russian Bashneft facility in Ufa, situated approximately 1,400 km from Ukraine, triggering blasts and a fire, according to a source in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This represents the latest SBU deep strike in the region in the recent weeks. Those attacks illustrate that there are no protected areas in the distant backlines of the Russian Federation.

Ukrainian President Urges US President to Broker Truce in the Conflict

President Zelenskyy appealed to President Trump to broker peace in Ukraine during a call on the weekend.

"Provided that a war can be ended in one region, then surely additional conflicts can be halted as well, encompassing the Russian war," the President said, hailing the US President's "outstanding" Gaza peace initiative and urging the American leader to compel the Kremlin into discussions.

Moscow's Attacks Kill Casualties in Ukraine

Strikes by Russia on Ukraine resulted in the deaths of five people on Saturday and caused blackouts to sections of Ukraine's southern Odesa oblast, according to authorities in Ukraine.

A pair of individuals were killed within a church in Kostyantynivka when it was struck, according to local authorities.

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

Energy Repair Efforts in the Capital

Work carried on on the weekend to repair energy infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital, after Russian attacks.

Electricity had been restored to over 800,000 inhabitants by Saturday and the largest power firm stated the primary efforts to repair the grid was concluded though partial blackouts remained.

Anti-Aircraft Efforts and Drone Downings

The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems downed or disrupted fifty-four of seventy-eight UAVs from Russia deployed against Ukraine during the night, the air force said on Saturday.

Russia's military authorities said it shot down 42 enemy Ukrainian drones over its own soil.

Cuba Refutes Claims of Providing Forces to Ukraine

Havana on Saturday denied American assertions it has deployed military personnel to fight in the hostilities, while declaring the government "lack exact information about citizens of Cuba" involved "voluntarily" or "as part of the armed units of either party".

The foreign ministry in Havana stated 26 Cuban citizens had been sentenced to prison terms ranging from five up to fourteen years for mercenary activity since the autumn of 2023 when reports emerged of individuals being deployed to the front in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Project Reveals Information on Cuban National Recruitment

I Want to Live, a state project that encourages opposing fighters to surrender, stated in spring: "Our information indicates the personal data of one thousand and twenty-eight individuals who signed contracts with the Russian military in the past two years."

The Cuban authorities said of those who might be involved: "Undeniably that not a single one have the backing, dedication, or authorization of the Cuban authorities for their activities."

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