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Ukraine's unmanned aerial vehicles have targeted the Russian Bashneft processing plant in the city of Ufa, positioned some 1,400 kilometres from Ukraine, resulting in explosions and a fire, according to a informed individual in the Ukrainian Security Service.

This constitutes the third Ukrainian security service deep strike in Bashkortostan in the last month. Such operations demonstrate that there are no safe places in the deep rear of the Russian Federation.

Zelenskyy Urges Trump to Mediate Ceasefire in Ukraine

President Zelenskyy called on Donald Trump to mediate a ceasefire in the Ukrainian conflict over a call on the weekend.

"Provided that a hostilities can be stopped in one region, then certainly further hostilities can be stopped as well, including the Russian war," Zelenskyy said, hailing Trump's "exceptional" Gaza truce proposal and urging the President to influence the Kremlin into discussions.

Russian Strikes Claim Victims in the Country

Strikes by Russia on Ukraine claimed the lives of five people on the weekend and disrupted electricity to parts of Ukraine's south Odesa region, per Ukrainian officials.

A pair of individuals were killed in a church in the town when it was targeted, as reported by regional officials.

In the Russian frontier area of the Belgorod region, a lorry operator was killed by a Ukrainian strike, according to local officials.

Energy Recovery Operations in Kyiv

Efforts continued on Saturday to recover electricity in Kyiv, after assaults.

Power had been restored to in excess of 800,000 citizens by the weekend and the major power firm stated the main work to repair the grid was complete though partial blackouts continued.

Anti-Aircraft Actions and UAV Jamming

Ukraine's anti-aircraft systems neutralized 54 out of 78 total enemy drones launched targeting Ukraine in the dark hours, the air force said on the weekend.

The Russian defense officials claimed it shot down 42 enemy drones over its own soil.

Cuban Government Rejects Allegations of Sending Troops to the War

Cuba on Saturday denied American allegations it has provided military personnel to fight in the hostilities, while affirming Cuban authorities "are without exact details about citizens of Cuba" participating "on their own" or "in the military forces of the conflicting parties".

The foreign ministry in the capital said 26 Cubans had been sentenced to jail sentences ranging from five up to fourteen years for mercenary activity since September 2023 when reports spread of individuals being deployed to the battlefield in the conflict.

I Want to Live Project Reports Details on Cuban National Involvement

The surrender initiative, a Ukrainian government program that encourages enemy combatants to lay down arms, stated in May: "We reliably know the identities and information of over a thousand individuals who enlisted with the Russian military in recently."

The Cuban authorities stated of those who might be participating: "There is no doubt that none of them has the encouragement, allegiance, or authorization of the Cuban authorities for their involvement."

Relatives of Cuban nationals who departed to Russia in 2023 informed news outlets at the time that their loved ones had been tricked into joining through ads on digital networks.