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Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have hit Russia's oil refinery in Ufa, situated around 1,400 kilometres from Ukraine, resulting in explosions and a blaze, as reported by a informed individual in Ukraine's intelligence agency.

This constitutes the 3rd intelligence long-range attack in Bashkortostan in the past month. Those operations show that there are no protected areas in the deep rear of the Russian Federation.

Zelenskyy Calls On Trump to Mediate Truce in the Conflict

President Zelenskyy called on Donald Trump to broker peace in Ukraine during a phone call on Saturday.

"Provided that a war can be ended in one region, then certainly additional conflicts can be ended as well, encompassing the Russian war," Zelenskyy remarked, praising Trump's "exceptional" Middle East ceasefire plan and requesting the American leader to influence the Moscow into talks.

Russian Attacks Take Victims in Ukraine

Moscow's assaults on Ukrainian territory claimed the lives of several civilians on Saturday and disrupted electricity to sections of the southern Odesa area, per authorities in Ukraine.

A pair of individuals died within a place of worship in Kostyantynivka when it was targeted, as reported by municipal sources.

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

Energy Recovery Operations in the Capital

Work proceeded on the weekend to recover electricity in the Ukrainian capital, after strikes by Moscow.

Electricity had been restored to more than 800,000 residents by the weekend and the largest utility provider stated the main efforts to recover electricity was concluded though some outages persisted.

Air Defence Actions and UAV Jamming

Ukraine's anti-aircraft systems neutralized 54 out of 78 Russian drones launched targeting Ukraine during the night, the military reported on the weekend.

The Russian defence ministry said it intercepted 42 UAVs from Ukraine over Russian territory.

Cuba Refutes Allegations of Deploying Troops to Ukraine

The Cuban government on the weekend denied US claims it has deployed troops to participate in the hostilities, while stating the government "lack precise data about individuals" involved "on their own" or "within the troops of both sides".

The ministry in the capital stated twenty-six Cuban citizens had been convicted to prison terms from five up to fourteen years for mercenary involvement since the autumn of 2023 when news spread of Cubans being dispatched to the front in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Project Discloses Details on Cuban Enlistment

The program, a Ukrainian government initiative that promotes adversaries to surrender, stated in spring: "We reliably know the identities and information of one thousand and twenty-eight Cuban nationals who signed contracts with the Moscow's troops in 2023-2024."

The Cuban authorities stated of Cuban nationals who might be engaged: "There is no doubt that none of them possesses the encouragement, dedication, or approval of the government in Havana for their activities."

Kin of Cuban nationals who departed to the Russian Federation in the year told news outlets at the time that their family members had been tricked into joining through ads on online platforms.