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Ukraine's unmanned aerial vehicles have struck the Russian Bashneft facility in Ufa, located around 1,400 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, triggering explosions and a fire, per a informed individual in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This constitutes the 3rd intelligence deep strike in Bashkortostan in the past month. Such attacks demonstrate that there are no protected areas in the distant backlines of the Russia.

Ukrainian President Calls On Trump to Mediate Ceasefire in the Conflict

President Zelenskyy urged Donald Trump to mediate a ceasefire in Ukraine during a telephone conversation on Saturday.

"When a hostilities can be ended in one region, then surely other wars can be halted as well, encompassing the Russian war," he remarked, commending Trump's "outstanding" Middle East truce proposal and calling for the President to compel the Moscow into talks.

Moscow's Assaults Kill Victims in Ukraine

Moscow's assaults on Ukrainian territory killed at least several civilians on the weekend and caused blackouts to areas of the south Odesa region, per Ukrainian officials.

Two people died inside a religious building in the town when it was targeted, according to municipal sources.

In the Russian adjacent territory of Belgorod, a lorry operator was fatally wounded by a drone assault, according to regional authorities.

Energy Repair Work in Kyiv

Operations carried on on Saturday to restore power in Kyiv, after assaults.

Electricity had been returned to more than 800,000 residents by Saturday and the largest power firm stated the primary operations to recover electricity was finished though partial blackouts remained.

Anti-Aircraft Actions and Drone Downings

The Ukrainian defense forces neutralized fifty-four of 78 enemy drones sent targeting the country overnight, the aerial defense command said on Saturday.

The Russian defense officials stated it eliminated 42 drones over Russian territory.

Cuba Denies Claims of Deploying Troops to the War

The Cuban government on Saturday rejected US assertions it has sent soldiers to fight in the Ukraine war, while affirming Cuban authorities "are without exact details about individuals" involved "voluntarily" or "as part of the armed units of both sides".

The government department in the capital announced 26 nationals had been sentenced to jail sentences from five up to fourteen years for participating as mercenaries since last September when information circulated of individuals being sent to the front in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Project Discloses Information on Cuban National Recruitment

The program, a Ukrainian government program that urges adversaries to surrender, reported in spring: "We reliably know the identities and information of one thousand and twenty-eight Cubans who enlisted with the Russian military in 2023-2024."

The Cuban foreign ministry stated of those who might be engaged: "Undeniably that not a single one has the support, commitment, or consent of the Cuban authorities for their involvement."

Family members of individuals who traveled to the Russian Federation in 2023 told international media at the time that their relatives had been misled into enlisting through advertisements on digital networks.