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Ukrainian UAVs have hit Russia's Bashneft processing plant in Ufa, located some 1,400 kilometres from Ukraine, triggering detonations and a inferno, as reported by a insider in the Ukrainian SBU.

This marks the third SBU long-range attack in Bashkortostan in the past month. Such strikes show that there are no protected areas in the distant backlines of the Russian Federation.

Ukrainian President Urges Trump to Facilitate Peace in the Conflict

President Zelenskyy urged Donald Trump to facilitate a truce in the Ukrainian conflict over a call on the weekend.

"If a hostilities can be halted in a particular zone, then certainly other wars can be stopped as well, covering the Russian war," Zelenskyy remarked, praising Trump's "outstanding" Middle East truce proposal and requesting the American leader to pressure the Russian government into negotiations.

Russian Strikes Claim Casualties in Ukraine

Russian attacks on Ukraine killed at least several civilians on Saturday and disrupted electricity to sections of the south Odesa area, according to Ukrainian officials.

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

In Russia's frontier area of Belgorod, a lorry operator was fatally wounded by a Ukrainian strike, as stated by local officials.

Power Repair Work in the Capital

Efforts carried on on Saturday to recover electricity in the Ukrainian capital, after assaults.

Power had been returned to over 800,000 citizens by Saturday and the major private energy company said the main work to recover electricity was complete though some outages persisted.

Anti-Aircraft Efforts and Drone Interceptions

Ukraine's air defences downed or disrupted fifty-four of 78 total Russian drones launched against Ukraine in the dark hours, the air force said on Saturday.

The Russian military authorities said it shot down forty-two drones over its own soil.

Cuba Denies Claims of Providing Troops to the War

The Cuban government on the weekend rejected US claims it has deployed soldiers to engage in the hostilities, while stating Cuban authorities "do not have exact information about citizens of Cuba" engaged "voluntarily" or "in the military forces of the conflicting parties".

The foreign ministry in Havana said 26 nationals had been convicted to incarceration varying between 5 to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since last September when news circulated of Cuban nationals being dispatched to the frontlines in the conflict.

I Want to Live Program Reveals Data on Cuban Recruitment

The program, a Ukrainian government project that urges opposing fighters to lay down arms, said in spring: "We reliably know the personal data of over a thousand Cubans who signed contracts with the Russian armed forces in 2023-2024."

The Cuban authorities commented of Cuban nationals who might be participating: "It is irrefutable that none of them has the support, commitment, or consent of the government in Havana for their actions."

Relatives of Cubans who traveled to Russia in the year reported to international media at the time that their loved ones had been misled into enlisting through advertisements on digital networks.