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Ukraine's UAVs have hit the Russian Bashneft facility in the city of Ufa, positioned around 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border, resulting in blasts and a inferno, as reported by a informed individual in the Ukrainian Security Service.

This represents the 3rd Ukrainian security service deep strike in the region in the last month. These operations demonstrate that there are no secure zones in the deep rear of the Russia.

Zelenskyy Calls On Trump to Mediate Truce in Ukraine

The Ukrainian leader urged President Trump to facilitate a truce in the Ukrainian conflict over a call on the weekend.

"When a war can be ended in one region, then certainly other wars can be halted as well, including the Russian war," Zelenskyy remarked, praising Trump's "exceptional" Gaza ceasefire plan and urging the US president to influence the Russian government into talks.

Moscow's Strikes Claim Casualties in Ukraine

Strikes by Russia on Ukrainian territory claimed the lives of several civilians on Saturday and disrupted electricity to areas of Ukraine's south Odesa area, as stated by Ukrainian officials.

Two civilians lost their lives in a religious building in Kostyantynivka when it was hit, according to local authorities.

In Russia's border region of the Belgorod region, a truck driver was killed by a drone assault, according to municipal sources.

Power Restoration Efforts in Kyiv

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

Energy had been restored to in excess of 800,000 inhabitants by Saturday and the biggest power firm stated the key work to restore power was finished though certain disruptions remained.

Anti-Aircraft Actions and Drone Jamming

The Ukrainian defense forces intercepted or jammed 54 of 78 enemy drones deployed against Ukraine overnight, the aerial defense command said on the weekend.

Russia's defense officials stated it intercepted forty-two UAVs from Ukraine over the country's airspace.

Cuban Government Rejects Claims of Sending Soldiers to Ukraine

Cuba on Saturday denied American claims it has sent soldiers to participate in the conflict in Ukraine, while declaring officials in Havana "are without precise data about citizens of Cuba" participating "independently" or "within the troops of the conflicting parties".

The government department in Havana stated twenty-six Cubans had been convicted to incarceration ranging from five to 14 years for mercenary activity since last September when reports circulated of Cubans being dispatched to the battlefield in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Initiative Reveals Information on Cuban Involvement

The program, a official Kyiv project that promotes enemy combatants to lay down arms, stated in May: "We have confirmed the personal data of over a thousand Cuban nationals who entered into agreements with the Russian military in the past two years."

The Cuban foreign ministry commented of Cuban nationals who might be participating: "It is irrefutable that none of them possesses the support, commitment, or authorization of the Cuban state for their involvement."

Kin of Cuban nationals who traveled to Russia in the year told international media at the time that their loved ones had been tricked into joining through advertisements on social media.