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Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have struck the Russian oil facility in the city of Ufa, situated some 1,400 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, triggering blasts and a inferno, per a insider in Ukraine's intelligence agency.

This constitutes the 3rd intelligence long-range attack in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. These attacks demonstrate that there are no safe places in the deep rear of the Russian state.

Ukrainian President Appeals to Trump to Facilitate Truce in Ukraine

President Zelenskyy appealed to President Trump to mediate a ceasefire in Ukraine over a call on the weekend.

"When a war can be stopped in one region, then undoubtedly additional conflicts can be stopped as well, covering the conflict with Russia," Zelenskyy remarked, praising the US President's "exceptional" Gaza ceasefire plan and urging the President to compel the Kremlin into discussions.

Moscow's Assaults Take Lives in the Country

Moscow's assaults on Ukrainian territory claimed the lives of several civilians on Saturday and disrupted electricity to sections of Ukraine's south Odesa oblast, as stated by Ukrainian officials.

Two people died in a church in Kostyantynivka when it was struck, as reported by local authorities.

In Russia's adjacent territory of the Belgorod region, a vehicle operator was lost his life by a drone assault, per regional authorities.

Electricity Repair Work in the Capital

Work proceeded on the weekend to recover electricity in Kyiv, after Russian attacks.

Energy had been recovered to in excess of 800,000 inhabitants by Saturday and the biggest power firm stated the main work to restore power was concluded though some outages continued.

Air Defence Operations and UAV Interceptions

The Ukrainian defense forces intercepted or jammed 54 out of 78 Russian drones deployed against the country during the night, the air force announced on Saturday.

Russia's defense officials claimed it eliminated forty-two Ukrainian drones over its own soil.

Cuban Government Denies Accusations of Deploying Troops to Ukraine

The Cuban government on the weekend denied American assertions it has sent troops to fight in the hostilities, while stating officials in Havana "are without precise details about Cuban nationals" engaged "independently" or "within the troops of the conflicting parties".

The ministry in the capital announced twenty-six nationals had been sentenced to prison terms varying between 5 to 14 years for mercenary involvement since the autumn of 2023 when reports emerged of Cubans being dispatched to the battlefield in the conflict.

I Want to Live Project Discloses Details on Cuban Enlistment

The program, a official Kyiv program that encourages enemy combatants to lay down arms, stated in May: "We have confirmed the personal data of 1,028 individuals who enlisted with the Russian military in 2023-2024."

The government in Havana stated of those who might be participating: "It is irrefutable that none of them has the support, allegiance, or approval of the government in Havana for their actions."

Kin of individuals who traveled to Russia in the year told Agence France-Presse at the time that their relatives had been deceptively recruited through advertisements on digital networks.