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Ukrainian drones 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 the Ukrainian Security Service.

This represents the 3rd Ukrainian security service long-range attack in the region in the recent weeks. Such strikes illustrate that there are no safe places in the far hinterland of the Russian Federation.

Ukrainian President Calls On US President to Broker Truce in the Conflict

Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to President Trump to facilitate a truce in the Ukrainian conflict in a phone call on the weekend.

"If a conflict can be stopped in a particular zone, then undoubtedly additional conflicts can be stopped as well, including the conflict with Russia," he remarked, praising Trump's "remarkable" Gaza ceasefire plan and requesting the American leader to compel the Russian government into talks.

Russian Assaults Kill Casualties in Ukraine

Moscow's assaults on Ukrainian territory claimed the lives of five people on Saturday and disrupted electricity to sections of the southern Odesa region, according to Ukrainian officials.

A pair of individuals were killed inside a place of worship in the town when it was targeted, according to municipal sources.

In Russia's frontier area of Belgorod, a truck driver was lost his life by a Ukrainian strike, per regional authorities.

Power Restoration Efforts in the Capital

Efforts carried on on Saturday to recover electricity in Kyiv, after Russian attacks.

Electricity had been returned to in excess of 800,000 citizens by Saturday and the largest private energy company said the main operations to restore power was concluded though some outages persisted.

Air Defence Efforts and Drone Interceptions

The Ukrainian defense forces downed or disrupted 54 out of 78 enemy drones sent towards Ukraine in the dark hours, the military said on Saturday.

Russia's defence ministry said it shot down forty-two Ukrainian drones over the country's airspace.

Cuban Government Denies Allegations of Deploying Troops to Ukraine

The Cuban government on Saturday refuted American allegations it has deployed military personnel to engage in the hostilities, while stating the government "lack exact data about Cuban nationals" engaged "voluntarily" or "as part of the armed units of either party".

The ministry in Havana said 26 nationals had been sentenced to prison terms ranging from five up to fourteen years for mercenary activity since the autumn of 2023 when reports circulated of Cubans being sent to the frontlines in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Initiative Reveals Information on Cuban National Enlistment

I Want to Live, a official Kyiv initiative that promotes enemy combatants to surrender, stated in May: "We reliably know the identities and information of one thousand and twenty-eight Cuban nationals who signed contracts with the Russian armed forces in the past two years."

The Cuban foreign ministry said of Cuban nationals who might be participating: "Undeniably that not a single one have the encouragement, dedication, or authorization of the government in Havana for their actions."

Relatives of Cubans who departed to Russia in 2023 told news outlets at the time that their relatives had been deceptively recruited through promotions on online platforms.