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Ukraine's drones have targeted Russia's oil processing plant in the city of Ufa, located around 1,400 km from Ukraine, causing blasts and a inferno, as reported by a informed individual in the Ukrainian Security Service.

This constitutes the third intelligence deep strike in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. Those attacks illustrate that there are no protected areas in the distant backlines of the Russian state.

Ukrainian President Calls On Trump to Broker Peace in Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on Donald Trump to facilitate a truce in Ukraine in a call on the weekend.

"When a war can be stopped in a particular zone, then undoubtedly other wars can be ended as well, including the Russian war," he stated, praising the US President's "remarkable" Middle East peace initiative and urging the President to pressure the Moscow into negotiations.

Moscow's Strikes Kill Victims in Ukraine

Strikes by Russia on Ukraine claimed the lives of 5 individuals on Saturday and disrupted electricity to areas of the south Odesa area, according to Ukrainian officials.

Two people died within a religious building in the town when it was targeted, as reported by local authorities.

In Russia's adjacent territory of the Belgorod region, a lorry operator was lost his life by a Ukrainian strike, according to regional authorities.

Electricity Recovery Operations in the Capital

Efforts proceeded on Saturday to recover electricity in the Ukrainian capital, after Russian attacks.

Electricity had been restored to in excess of 800,000 residents by Saturday and the largest utility provider stated the primary operations to repair the grid was complete though some outages remained.

Anti-Aircraft Efforts and UAV Interceptions

The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems downed or disrupted fifty-four of 78 total enemy drones sent targeting Ukraine overnight, the aerial defense command said on the weekend.

The Russian defence ministry stated it eliminated forty-two UAVs from Ukraine over Russian territory.

Cuba Rejects Allegations of Providing Troops to Ukraine

Cuba on Saturday refuted US claims it has deployed military personnel to fight in the conflict in Ukraine, while stating Cuban authorities "lack exact details about citizens of Cuba" participating "on their own" or "as part of the armed units of both sides".

The ministry in the capital announced 26 Cubans had been sentenced to incarceration ranging from 5 to 14 years for mercenary activity since the autumn of 2023 when information spread of Cuban nationals being dispatched to the front in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Project Discloses Information on Cuban National Enlistment

The program, a state initiative that encourages adversaries to surrender, said in spring: "Our information indicates the names and personal details of 1,028 individuals who enlisted with the Moscow's troops in recently."

The Cuban authorities stated of those who might be engaged: "There is no doubt that none of them possesses the encouragement, commitment, or approval of the government in Havana for their actions."

Relatives of individuals who departed to Russia in 2023 informed news outlets at the time that their family members had been deceptively recruited through ads on online platforms.