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Ukrainian UAVs have targeted the Russian Bashneft processing plant in Ufa, located some 1,400 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, triggering explosions and a blaze, as reported by a informed individual in Ukraine's Security Service.

This marks the latest SBU far-reaching assault in the region in the past month. These strikes show that there are no protected areas in the deep rear of the Russian Federation.

Zelenskyy Urges Trump to Facilitate Truce in Ukraine

President Zelenskyy appealed to the US President to facilitate a truce in the Ukrainian conflict over a call on Saturday.

"Provided that a war can be stopped in a single area, then surely other wars can be ended as well, including the Russian aggression," the President said, commending the US President's "remarkable" Middle East truce proposal and requesting the President to influence the Russian government into talks.

Russian Attacks Claim Lives in the Country

Strikes by Russia on Ukrainian territory killed at least several civilians on the weekend and disrupted electricity to parts of the south Odesa region, per local sources.

A pair of individuals died inside a religious building in the town when it was targeted, according to local authorities.

In the Russian border region of Belgorod, a vehicle operator was lost his life by a drone assault, as stated by municipal sources.

Power Restoration Work in Kyiv

Operations carried on on the weekend to recover electricity in the Ukrainian capital, after Russian attacks.

Energy had been returned to in excess of 800,000 residents by Saturday and the major private energy company said the primary work to restore power was concluded though partial blackouts continued.

Air Defence Operations and UAV Downings

Ukraine's anti-aircraft systems intercepted or jammed fifty-four of seventy-eight enemy drones sent against Ukraine in the dark hours, the air force announced on the weekend.

The Russian military authorities said it intercepted 42 enemy Ukrainian drones over Russian territory.

Cuba Refutes Accusations of Sending Forces to the War

Havana on the weekend refuted US allegations it has sent troops to engage in the hostilities, while stating Cuban authorities "are without exact details about individuals" involved "voluntarily" or "within the troops of both sides".

The government department in Havana said 26 Cubans had been convicted to incarceration from five up to fourteen years for mercenary activity since the autumn of 2023 when reports circulated of individuals being dispatched to the battlefield in the conflict.

I Want to Live Initiative Reveals Information on Cuban National Involvement

I Want to Live, a Ukrainian government initiative that encourages adversaries to lay down arms, stated in spring: "We have confirmed the identities and information of 1,028 individuals who entered into agreements with the Russian military in the past two years."

The Cuban foreign ministry commented of those who might be engaged: "It is irrefutable that none of them have the support, dedication, or approval of the Cuban authorities for their actions."

Kin of individuals who departed to Russia in the year told international media at the time that their loved ones had been tricked into joining through ads on digital networks.