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Ukraine's drones have hit Russia's Bashneft processing plant in Ufa, situated approximately 1,400 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, triggering explosions and a inferno, as reported by a insider in the Ukrainian Security Service.

This marks the third SBU long-range attack in Bashkortostan in the last month. Such strikes demonstrate that there are no safe places in the deep rear of the Russian Federation.

Ukrainian President Urges US President to Broker Ceasefire in the Conflict

Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on Donald Trump to broker peace in Ukraine in a telephone conversation on the weekend.

"If a hostilities can be halted in a particular zone, then undoubtedly additional conflicts can be stopped as well, encompassing the Russian war," he remarked, commending Trump's "outstanding" Middle East truce proposal and requesting the President to compel the Moscow into negotiations.

Moscow's Strikes Claim Victims in Ukraine

Moscow's assaults on Ukraine resulted in the deaths of five people on Saturday and disrupted electricity to areas of the south Odesa region, as stated by authorities in Ukraine.

Two civilians were killed in a place of worship in the town when it was hit, according to local authorities.

In Russia's border region of Belgorod, a vehicle operator was lost his life by a attack from Ukraine, as stated by local officials.

Energy Restoration Efforts in Kyiv

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

Power had been recovered to in excess of 800,000 residents by the weekend and the largest utility provider said the primary operations to repair the grid was finished though partial blackouts persisted.

Anti-Aircraft Operations and UAV Jamming

Ukraine's air defences intercepted or jammed 54 of 78 Russian drones sent towards the country overnight, the air force reported on the weekend.

Russia's defense officials claimed it shot down forty-two Ukrainian drones over its own soil.

Cuban Government Rejects Claims of Sending Troops to the War

The Cuban government on Saturday rejected US assertions it has deployed troops to engage in the conflict in Ukraine, while affirming the government "lack precise data about Cuban nationals" involved "on their own" or "within the troops of the conflicting parties".

The ministry in Havana said 26 Cuban citizens had been sentenced to prison terms ranging from 5 to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since last September when reports emerged of Cuban nationals being sent to the frontlines in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Project Reports Data on Cuban National Enlistment

I Want to Live, a state initiative that encourages enemy combatants to lay down arms, said in spring: "We reliably know the names and personal details of over a thousand Cuban nationals who enlisted with the Moscow's troops in the past two years."

The government in Havana commented of those who might be participating: "It is irrefutable that no individual possesses the encouragement, allegiance, or approval of the Cuban state for their involvement."

Family members of individuals who departed to the Russian Federation in the year told international media at the time that their relatives had been deceptively recruited through advertisements on online platforms.