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Ukraine's UAVs have targeted Russia's oil refinery in Ufa, positioned approximately 1,400 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, resulting in detonations and a inferno, as reported by a insider in Ukraine's Security Service.

This constitutes the third SBU deep strike in Bashkortostan in the last month. Such attacks demonstrate that there are no secure zones in the deep rear of the Russian Federation.

Zelenskyy Calls On Trump to Facilitate Peace in Ukraine

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

"When a war can be halted in a single area, then surely further hostilities can be ended as well, encompassing the Russian aggression," the President said, commending Trump's "outstanding" Gaza peace initiative and requesting the American leader to compel the Kremlin into discussions.

Moscow's Assaults Take Casualties in the Country

Russian attacks on Ukraine resulted in the deaths of 5 individuals on the weekend and cut power to parts of the southern Odesa oblast, according to authorities in Ukraine.

Two civilians died inside a church in the town when it was targeted, according to local authorities.

In the Russian border region of Belgorod, a truck driver was killed by a attack from Ukraine, as stated by regional authorities.

Energy Repair Operations in Kyiv

Efforts proceeded on the weekend to restore power in Kyiv, after assaults.

Power had been returned to more than 800,000 residents by the weekend and the major power firm said the primary work to recover electricity was complete though partial blackouts persisted.

Anti-Aircraft Actions and Drone Jamming

Ukraine's defense forces neutralized fifty-four of 78 enemy drones sent towards the country overnight, the military reported on Saturday.

The Russian defense officials stated it eliminated forty-two UAVs from Ukraine over its own soil.

Cuban Government Rejects Allegations of Deploying Soldiers to Ukraine

The Cuban government on the weekend rejected American claims it has deployed military personnel to participate in the conflict in Ukraine, while declaring Cuban authorities "are without precise information about Cuban nationals" engaged "voluntarily" or "as part of the armed units of both sides".

The ministry in Havana stated 26 Cuban citizens had been convicted to jail sentences from 5 to 14 years for mercenary involvement since last September when news spread of Cuban nationals being sent to the battlefield in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Project Reports Data on Cuban National Recruitment

The surrender initiative, a state program that urges enemy combatants to surrender, reported in May: "We have confirmed the personal data of one thousand and twenty-eight individuals who entered into agreements with the Russian military in recently."

The Cuban authorities commented of those who might be participating: "There is no doubt that not a single one has the encouragement, dedication, or approval of the government in Havana for their activities."

Relatives of Cubans who left for Russia in 2023 reported to news outlets at the time that their loved ones had been deceptively recruited through ads on online platforms.