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Ukrainian drones have hit the Russian Bashneft refinery in Ufa, situated some 1,400 kilometres from Ukraine, triggering blasts and a inferno, per a informed individual in the Ukrainian SBU.

This constitutes the latest intelligence deep strike in the region in the recent weeks. These operations show that there are no safe places in the far hinterland of the Russian Federation.

Ukrainian President Urges US President to Facilitate Truce in Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on the US President to mediate a ceasefire in the Ukrainian conflict in a call on Saturday.

"If a war can be ended in one region, then surely additional conflicts can be stopped as well, covering the Russian aggression," he said, commending Trump's "exceptional" Gaza peace initiative and urging the President to influence the Moscow into negotiations.

Moscow's Attacks Claim Casualties in the Country

Strikes by Russia on Ukraine claimed the lives of 5 individuals on Saturday and disrupted electricity to sections of Ukraine's southern Odesa region, per local sources.

A pair of individuals died within a religious building in the town when it was targeted, per municipal sources.

In the Russian border region of Belgorod, a vehicle operator was killed by a drone assault, according to municipal sources.

Energy Restoration Operations in Kyiv

Operations continued on Saturday to repair energy infrastructure in Kyiv, after Russian attacks.

Electricity had been returned to more than 800,000 inhabitants by Saturday and the major utility provider stated the primary efforts to restore power was finished though certain disruptions persisted.

Anti-Aircraft Operations and UAV Downings

The Ukrainian defense forces intercepted or jammed 54 of seventy-eight UAVs from Russia sent against the country during the night, the military said on the weekend.

The Russian defense officials claimed it intercepted 42 enemy UAVs from Ukraine over the country's airspace.

Cuban Government Rejects Claims of Deploying Troops to Ukraine

The Cuban government on the weekend refuted American allegations it has deployed troops to engage in the conflict in Ukraine, while stating the government "lack accurate details about individuals" participating "independently" or "as part of the armed units of both sides".

The ministry in Havana announced twenty-six Cuban citizens had been sentenced to incarceration from five to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since last September when news emerged of individuals being dispatched to the front in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Program Reports Details on Cuban National Involvement

The surrender initiative, a official Kyiv program that encourages enemy combatants to surrender, said in May: "Our information indicates the personal data of one thousand and twenty-eight individuals who entered into agreements with the Moscow's troops in 2023-2024."

The Cuban authorities commented of those who might be engaged: "There is no doubt that none of them has the support, commitment, or consent of the government in Havana for their actions."

Kin of individuals who departed to Russia in the year reported to international media at the time that their family members had been tricked into joining through advertisements on social media.