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Ukraine's UAVs have targeted Russia's Bashneft facility in the city of Ufa, situated around 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border, causing blasts and a fire, as reported by a informed individual in the Ukrainian SBU.

This constitutes the latest intelligence long-range attack in the region in the recent weeks. Such attacks illustrate that there are no secure zones in the distant backlines of the Russian state.

Zelenskyy Urges Trump to Broker Truce in the Conflict

The Ukrainian leader called on the US President to mediate a ceasefire in the Ukrainian conflict over a telephone conversation on Saturday.

"Provided that a conflict can be halted in a single area, then surely other wars can be ended as well, covering the Russian aggression," the President remarked, commending the US President's "outstanding" Gaza ceasefire plan and calling for the President to pressure the Russian government into talks.

Russian Strikes Claim Victims in the Country

Russian attacks on Ukraine claimed the lives of five people on the weekend and disrupted electricity to sections of Ukraine's southern Odesa oblast, according to Ukrainian officials.

A pair of individuals died inside a religious building in the town when it was hit, according to municipal sources.

In Russia's border region of Belgorod, a lorry operator was killed by a Ukrainian strike, according to regional authorities.

Energy Repair Operations in Kyiv

Operations continued on Saturday to recover electricity in the Ukrainian capital, after assaults.

Electricity had been returned to over 800,000 citizens by Saturday and the largest power firm said the key work to restore power was complete though certain disruptions persisted.

Anti-Aircraft Operations and Drone Downings

Ukraine's anti-aircraft systems neutralized fifty-four of 78 Russian drones deployed against Ukraine during the night, the military announced on the weekend.

Russia's defense officials stated it shot down 42 enemy UAVs from Ukraine over Russian territory.

Cuba Denies Accusations of Deploying Forces to Ukraine

Cuba on the weekend rejected American allegations it has deployed troops to fight in the hostilities, while stating the government "are without accurate details about citizens of Cuba" participating "voluntarily" or "as part of the armed units of the conflicting parties".

The ministry in Havana announced 26 nationals had been given prison terms to jail sentences varying between 5 to 14 years for mercenary involvement since last September when reports emerged of individuals being sent to the frontlines in the conflict.

I Want to Live Program Reveals Details on Cuban National Recruitment

The program, a official Kyiv program that urges enemy combatants to give up, reported in May: "We reliably know the personal data of one thousand and twenty-eight individuals who signed contracts with the Moscow's troops in the past two years."

The government in Havana said of Cubans who might be engaged: "Undeniably that no individual has the encouragement, dedication, or consent of the Cuban state for their actions."

Family members of Cuban nationals who left for the Russian Federation in 2023 informed news outlets at the time that their relatives had been misled into enlisting through advertisements on online platforms.