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Ukraine's UAVs have hit Russia's oil facility in the city of Ufa, positioned around 1,400 km from Ukraine, resulting in explosions and a inferno, as reported by a source in the Ukrainian SBU.

This marks the 3rd Ukrainian security service deep strike in Bashkortostan in the last month. Those attacks illustrate that there are no safe places in the deep rear of the Russian state.

Zelenskyy Calls On Trump to Mediate Truce in Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to President Trump to facilitate a truce in Ukraine in a phone call on the weekend.

"Provided that a war can be halted in one region, then undoubtedly further hostilities can be halted as well, covering the conflict with Russia," he remarked, hailing the US President's "exceptional" Gaza truce proposal and urging the US president to compel the Moscow into talks.

Moscow's Assaults Claim Casualties in Ukraine

Strikes by Russia on Ukrainian territory killed at least 5 individuals on the weekend and cut power to areas of Ukraine's south Odesa oblast, per authorities in Ukraine.

Two people lost their lives in a religious building in Kostyantynivka when it was struck, per regional officials.

In the Russian border region of the Belgorod region, a truck driver was fatally wounded by a attack from Ukraine, as stated by local officials.

Power Repair Efforts in Kyiv

Operations proceeded on Saturday to recover electricity in the Ukrainian capital, after Russian attacks.

Energy had been restored to in excess of 800,000 citizens by the weekend and the biggest private energy company announced the key operations to restore power was complete though certain disruptions persisted.

Air Defence Actions and Drone Jamming

Ukraine's air defences intercepted or jammed 54 out of seventy-eight UAVs from Russia sent against Ukraine overnight, the air force reported on Saturday.

The Russian defence ministry said it intercepted 42 UAVs from Ukraine over its own soil.

Cuba Refutes Claims of Sending Troops to Ukraine

Havana on Saturday rejected US assertions it has provided soldiers to participate in the conflict in Ukraine, while affirming the government "lack accurate data about individuals" participating "voluntarily" or "within the troops of both sides".

The ministry in the capital said twenty-six nationals had been sentenced to incarceration ranging from five to 14 years for mercenary involvement since the autumn of 2023 when reports circulated of Cubans being deployed to the battlefield in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Program Reports Data on Cuban Enlistment

The surrender initiative, a state initiative that urges opposing fighters to surrender, stated in May: "We have confirmed the names and personal details of over a thousand individuals who entered into agreements with the Russian military in recently."

The government in Havana stated of Cuban nationals who might be participating: "Undeniably that not a single one possesses the support, dedication, or consent of the government in Havana for their involvement."

Kin of Cubans who departed to Russia in the year told Agence France-Presse at the time that their loved ones had been misled into enlisting through promotions on online platforms.