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Ukraine's unmanned aerial vehicles have hit Russia's oil refinery in the city of Ufa, situated some 1,400 kilometres from Ukraine, resulting in detonations and a fire, as reported by a insider in Ukraine's Security Service.

This marks the 3rd Ukrainian security service long-range attack in Bashkortostan in the past month. Such attacks demonstrate that there are no safe places in the deep rear of the Russian state.

Ukrainian President Urges Trump to Facilitate Truce in the Conflict

Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged Donald Trump to broker peace in Ukraine over a call on Saturday.

"When a conflict can be stopped in one region, then certainly additional conflicts can be stopped as well, covering the Russian aggression," Zelenskyy stated, hailing the US President's "outstanding" Gaza peace initiative and urging the US president to influence the Kremlin into negotiations.

Russian Assaults Claim Victims in the Country

Strikes by Russia on Ukraine resulted in the deaths of several civilians on Saturday and disrupted electricity to areas of Ukraine's south Odesa area, according to Ukrainian officials.

A pair of individuals were killed in a church in Kostyantynivka when it was hit, according to local authorities.

In Russia's border region of Belgorod, a truck driver was fatally wounded by a attack from Ukraine, as stated by local officials.

Power Restoration Operations in the Capital

Work proceeded on the weekend to recover electricity in the Ukrainian capital, after assaults.

Power had been recovered to more than 800,000 residents by Saturday and the biggest power firm announced the primary operations to recover electricity was finished though certain disruptions continued.

Anti-Aircraft Efforts and UAV Downings

The Ukrainian air defences intercepted or jammed 54 of 78 total enemy drones sent against the country in the dark hours, the air force reported on the weekend.

The Russian defence ministry stated it shot down 42 enemy Ukrainian drones over Russian territory.

Cuban Government Rejects Allegations of Deploying Troops to Ukraine

Cuba on Saturday rejected American claims it has sent troops to participate in the Ukraine war, while declaring officials in Havana "are without exact information about individuals" participating "independently" or "in the military forces of either party".

The foreign ministry in the capital announced 26 Cuban citizens had been convicted to incarceration from 5 to 14 years for mercenary involvement since the autumn of 2023 when information spread of Cubans being sent to the battlefield in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Initiative Reveals Information on Cuban National Enlistment

The program, a Ukrainian government initiative that encourages adversaries to surrender, stated in May: "We have confirmed the names and personal details of over a thousand Cubans who enlisted with the Russian military in the past two years."

The government in Havana commented of Cuban nationals who might be participating: "Undeniably that none of them has the backing, commitment, or authorization of the Cuban authorities for their activities."

Relatives of Cuban nationals who departed to the Russian Federation in the year reported to news outlets at the time that their family members had been deceptively recruited through advertisements on digital networks.