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Ukraine's unmanned aerial vehicles have hit the Russian Bashneft processing plant in Ufa, positioned some 1,400 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, triggering detonations and a fire, according to a informed individual in the Ukrainian SBU.

This represents the 3rd intelligence long-range attack in Bashkortostan in the last month. Those attacks demonstrate that there are no safe places in the far hinterland of the Russian Federation.

Zelenskyy Appeals to Trump to Mediate Truce in Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to President Trump to facilitate a truce in Ukraine in a telephone conversation on Saturday.

"If a conflict can be stopped in a particular zone, then undoubtedly other wars can be ended as well, encompassing the conflict with Russia," Zelenskyy remarked, hailing Trump's "exceptional" Middle East ceasefire plan and requesting the US president to influence the Moscow into negotiations.

Moscow's Assaults Kill Victims in Ukraine

Moscow's assaults on Ukrainian territory resulted in the deaths of five people on Saturday and cut power to areas of the south Odesa area, per authorities in Ukraine.

Two people died within a church in Kostyantynivka when it was targeted, per regional officials.

In the Russian adjacent territory of Belgorod, a lorry operator was killed by a attack from Ukraine, as stated by local officials.

Energy Restoration Operations in the Capital

Efforts carried on on the weekend to recover electricity in Kyiv, after Russian attacks.

Energy had been restored to more than 800,000 residents by the weekend and the largest power firm stated the main efforts to repair the grid was complete though certain disruptions remained.

Air Defence Efforts and UAV Interceptions

Ukraine's air defences intercepted or jammed fifty-four of seventy-eight UAVs from Russia launched targeting the country in the dark hours, the military announced on Saturday.

Russia's military authorities said it eliminated 42 UAVs from Ukraine over its own soil.

Cuba Rejects Claims of Sending Soldiers to Ukraine

The Cuban government on Saturday denied American assertions it has sent troops to engage in the hostilities, while stating the government "are without precise data about Cuban nationals" involved "voluntarily" or "as part of the armed units of both sides".

The ministry in the capital stated 26 Cubans had been convicted to incarceration ranging from five to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since last September when information spread of Cuban nationals being deployed to the battlefield in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Initiative Reveals Details on Cuban Enlistment

The program, a official Kyiv program that encourages opposing fighters to surrender, said in spring: "We have confirmed the identities and information of one thousand and twenty-eight Cubans who enlisted with the Russian armed forces in the past two years."

The Cuban foreign ministry commented of Cuban nationals who might be participating: "There is no doubt that none of them have the support, commitment, or consent of the Cuban authorities for their activities."

Kin of Cuban nationals who traveled to the Russian Federation in 2023 reported to Agence France-Presse at the time that their family members had been tricked into joining through ads on digital networks.