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Ukraine's unmanned aerial vehicles have targeted the Russian Bashneft refinery in the city of Ufa, situated some 1,400 kilometers from Ukraine, triggering blasts and a fire, according to a informed individual in Ukraine's SBU.

This marks the latest intelligence far-reaching assault in the region in the recent weeks. Those attacks show that there are no secure zones in the distant backlines of the Russian state.

Zelenskyy Urges Trump to Mediate Ceasefire in Ukraine

The Ukrainian leader appealed to Donald Trump to facilitate a truce in Ukraine during a phone call on Saturday.

"Provided that a war can be halted in a particular zone, then certainly additional conflicts can be ended as well, encompassing the conflict with Russia," the President stated, commending Trump's "exceptional" Middle East truce proposal and calling for the US president to pressure the Moscow into discussions.

Moscow's Assaults Kill Casualties in Ukraine

Strikes by Russia on Ukraine claimed the lives of five people on the weekend and caused blackouts to areas of the southern Odesa area, per authorities in Ukraine.

A pair of individuals were killed inside a church in the town when it was struck, according to local authorities.

In the Russian frontier area of the Belgorod region, a vehicle operator was lost his life by a Ukrainian strike, according to regional authorities.

Electricity Repair Efforts in the Capital

Efforts proceeded on the weekend to recover electricity in Kyiv, after strikes by Moscow.

Electricity had been returned to over 800,000 residents by Saturday and the biggest private energy company announced the main work to restore power was concluded though some outages remained.

Anti-Aircraft Efforts and Drone Interceptions

Ukraine's defense forces downed or disrupted fifty-four of seventy-eight Russian drones sent towards Ukraine in the dark hours, the air force said on the weekend.

Russia's defence ministry claimed it shot down 42 Ukrainian drones over Russian territory.

Cuba Denies Accusations of Providing Soldiers to Ukraine

The Cuban government on Saturday refuted American claims it has deployed soldiers to engage in the conflict in Ukraine, while declaring officials in Havana "are without exact data about Cuban nationals" involved "voluntarily" or "within the troops of the conflicting parties".

The government department in Havana stated 26 nationals had been convicted to incarceration from five up to fourteen years for participating as mercenaries since last September when news spread of individuals being dispatched to the battlefield in the conflict.

I Want to Live Project Reports Details on Cuban Recruitment

The program, a state project that encourages opposing fighters to give up, reported in May: "We have confirmed the identities and information of over a thousand individuals who enlisted with the Russian armed forces in 2023-2024."

The Cuban authorities commented of Cuban nationals who might be involved: "It is irrefutable that none of them possesses the backing, commitment, or authorization of the Cuban state for their activities."

Kin of Cubans who left for the Russian Federation in 2023 told news outlets at the time that their loved ones had been deceptively recruited through advertisements on digital networks.