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Ukrainian drones have hit Russia's oil processing plant in Ufa, positioned some 1,400 km from Ukraine, triggering blasts and a blaze, according to a insider in Ukraine's SBU.

This marks the third Ukrainian security service long-range attack in Bashkortostan in the past month. Such strikes show that there are no secure zones in the distant backlines of the Russia.

Zelenskyy Calls On Trump to Mediate Truce in the Conflict

The Ukrainian leader appealed to Donald Trump to broker peace in the Ukrainian conflict in a call on Saturday.

"Provided that a hostilities can be halted in a single area, then certainly other wars can be ended as well, including the conflict with Russia," Zelenskyy remarked, hailing the US President's "remarkable" Middle East truce proposal and urging the American leader to pressure the Russian government into negotiations.

Russian Assaults Kill Casualties in the Country

Moscow's assaults on Ukrainian territory claimed the lives of 5 individuals on Saturday and disrupted electricity to areas of the southern Odesa region, as stated by authorities in Ukraine.

A pair of individuals lost their lives in a church in Kostyantynivka when it was hit, as reported by municipal sources.

In Russia's adjacent territory of Belgorod, a truck driver was killed by a Ukrainian strike, as stated by local officials.

Power Recovery Work in Kyiv

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

Electricity had been returned to more than 800,000 residents by Saturday and the biggest utility provider said the main work to recover electricity was finished though certain disruptions remained.

Anti-Aircraft Efforts and UAV Downings

The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems neutralized 54 out of seventy-eight enemy drones launched towards the country overnight, the military said on Saturday.

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

Cuban Government Rejects Allegations of Providing Forces to the War

Cuba on the weekend refuted American claims it has deployed soldiers to participate in the Ukraine war, while affirming the government "are without precise details about citizens of Cuba" involved "voluntarily" or "in the military forces of either party".

The government department in Havana said twenty-six nationals had been sentenced to jail sentences ranging from five up to fourteen years for mercenary activity since the autumn of 2023 when reports emerged of Cubans being dispatched to the battlefield in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Project Reports Information on Cuban National Involvement

I Want to Live, a Ukrainian government initiative that promotes enemy combatants to surrender, reported in spring: "Our information indicates the identities and information of over a thousand individuals who signed contracts with the Russian armed forces in the past two years."

The government in Havana commented of Cuban nationals who might be participating: "It is irrefutable that no individual possesses the backing, dedication, or authorization of the Cuban authorities for their activities."

Kin of individuals who traveled to the Russian Federation in the year told international media at the time that their loved ones had been misled into enlisting through promotions on digital networks.