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Ukrainian UAVs have targeted Russia's oil facility in Ufa, situated some 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border, resulting in blasts and a inferno, according to a informed individual in Ukraine's Security Service.

This constitutes the third SBU deep strike in Bashkortostan in the last month. These operations show that there are no secure zones in the distant backlines of the Russia.

Zelenskyy Appeals to US President to Mediate Peace in the Conflict

The Ukrainian leader called on Donald Trump to mediate a ceasefire in Ukraine during a phone call on Saturday.

"If a war can be stopped in one region, then undoubtedly further hostilities can be ended as well, including the Russian aggression," the President stated, commending the US President's "remarkable" Middle East truce proposal and calling for the US president to influence the Russian government into discussions.

Russian Attacks Kill Victims in the Country

Russian attacks on Ukraine killed at least several civilians on the weekend and cut power to sections of the south Odesa oblast, per local sources.

Two people lost their lives in a religious building in Kostyantynivka when it was targeted, per municipal sources.

In Russia's border region of the Belgorod region, a vehicle operator was lost his life by a Ukrainian strike, as stated by municipal sources.

Power Restoration Operations in Kyiv

Operations continued on Saturday to restore power in Kyiv, after Russian attacks.

Electricity had been returned to more than 800,000 citizens by the weekend and the biggest utility provider said the key work to restore power was complete though some outages remained.

Air Defence Operations and Drone Downings

The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems downed or disrupted 54 out of seventy-eight enemy drones deployed towards the country during the night, the aerial defense command announced on Saturday.

Russia's military authorities stated it eliminated forty-two Ukrainian drones over the country's airspace.

Cuban Government Denies Claims of Providing Troops to the War

The Cuban government on the weekend refuted American claims it has sent soldiers to engage in the Ukraine war, while affirming Cuban authorities "lack exact information about citizens of Cuba" involved "voluntarily" or "within the troops of the conflicting parties".

The government department in Havana announced 26 nationals had been given prison terms to prison terms varying between 5 to 14 years for mercenary activity since last September when information emerged of individuals being dispatched to the battlefield in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Project Reports Data on Cuban National Recruitment

The surrender initiative, a Ukrainian government project that urges opposing fighters to surrender, reported in spring: "Our information indicates the names and personal details of 1,028 Cuban nationals who enlisted with the Russian armed forces in the past two years."

The Cuban authorities commented of those who might be involved: "It is irrefutable that none of them possesses the encouragement, commitment, or authorization of the Cuban authorities for their involvement."

Relatives of individuals who traveled to the Russian Federation in 2023 reported to news outlets at the time that their family members had been deceptively recruited through promotions on digital networks.