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Ukraine's unmanned aerial vehicles have targeted Russia's Bashneft facility in the city of Ufa, positioned approximately 1,400 kilometers from Ukraine, resulting in explosions and a fire, as reported by a source in Ukraine's intelligence agency.

This represents the third SBU far-reaching assault in the region in the recent weeks. These attacks show that there are no secure zones in the distant backlines of the Russian Federation.

Ukrainian President Appeals to US President to Mediate Truce in Ukraine

The Ukrainian leader urged Donald Trump to facilitate a truce in the Ukrainian conflict in a telephone conversation on Saturday.

"Provided that a hostilities can be halted in one region, then surely additional conflicts can be ended as well, encompassing the Russian aggression," he stated, commending the US President's "remarkable" Middle East truce proposal and requesting the American leader to pressure the Russian government into talks.

Russian Strikes Take Casualties in the Country

Strikes by Russia on Ukrainian territory killed at least 5 individuals on Saturday and disrupted electricity to areas of the south Odesa region, per Ukrainian officials.

Two people died inside a religious building in the town when it was struck, as reported by municipal sources.

In the Russian adjacent territory of Belgorod, a lorry operator was fatally wounded by a attack from Ukraine, as stated by local officials.

Electricity Restoration Efforts in the Capital

Work proceeded on Saturday to restore power in the Ukrainian capital, after assaults.

Energy had been recovered to in excess of 800,000 citizens by Saturday and the largest utility provider said the primary efforts to restore power was finished though partial blackouts remained.

Anti-Aircraft Actions and UAV Jamming

Ukraine's air defences downed or disrupted 54 of 78 enemy drones sent against the country in the dark hours, the air force announced on the weekend.

The Russian defense officials said it shot down forty-two UAVs from Ukraine over its own soil.

Cuban Government Refutes Accusations of Providing Soldiers to the War

The Cuban government on Saturday rejected US claims it has deployed troops to participate in the hostilities, while stating officials in Havana "lack precise information about Cuban nationals" engaged "voluntarily" or "as part of the armed units of the conflicting parties".

The government department in Havana stated twenty-six nationals had been sentenced to incarceration from 5 to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since the autumn of 2023 when news circulated of Cubans being sent to the front in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Initiative Reveals Information on Cuban Involvement

The surrender initiative, a official Kyiv initiative that promotes adversaries to surrender, said in May: "We have confirmed the names and personal details of 1,028 Cuban nationals who enlisted with the Russian military in the past two years."

The Cuban foreign ministry commented of Cuban nationals who might be involved: "Undeniably that no individual has the support, commitment, or consent of the government in Havana for their activities."

Kin of Cuban nationals who departed to the Russian Federation in the year informed international media at the time that their family members had been misled into enlisting through advertisements on digital networks.