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Ukrainian UAVs have hit the Russian Bashneft refinery in Ufa, positioned around 1,400 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, triggering blasts and a blaze, per a source in Ukraine's Security Service.

This represents the third intelligence long-range attack in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. Those operations show that there are no protected areas in the distant backlines of the Russian state.

Ukrainian President Appeals to Trump to Facilitate Peace in the Conflict

Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on President Trump to mediate a ceasefire in Ukraine during a call on Saturday.

"If a war can be halted in a single area, then surely other wars can be ended as well, encompassing the Russian aggression," Zelenskyy remarked, praising the US President's "remarkable" Gaza truce proposal and requesting the President to influence the Kremlin into negotiations.

Moscow's Attacks Claim Victims in the Country

Russian attacks on Ukraine killed at least several civilians on the weekend and caused blackouts to areas of Ukraine's south Odesa oblast, as stated by local sources.

A pair of individuals died inside a church in Kostyantynivka when it was targeted, as reported by municipal sources.

In Russia's border region of the Belgorod region, a vehicle operator was lost his life by a Ukrainian strike, as stated by regional authorities.

Energy Repair Operations in Kyiv

Work proceeded on Saturday to repair energy infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital, after strikes by Moscow.

Electricity had been restored to more than 800,000 inhabitants by Saturday and the largest private energy company announced the key efforts to repair the grid was finished though some outages continued.

Air Defence Efforts and UAV Downings

Ukraine's air defences neutralized fifty-four of 78 enemy drones deployed towards the country during the night, the aerial defense command reported on Saturday.

The Russian defense officials claimed it shot down 42 Ukrainian drones over its own soil.

Cuban Government Rejects Accusations of Sending Soldiers to Ukraine

The Cuban government on the weekend refuted American assertions it has provided troops to participate in the hostilities, while declaring the government "lack precise details about individuals" participating "voluntarily" or "within the troops of the conflicting parties".

The government department in Havana announced 26 Cubans had been sentenced to jail sentences ranging from five to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since September 2023 when information circulated of individuals being dispatched to the frontlines in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Project Reports Details on Cuban Recruitment

The surrender initiative, a Ukrainian government initiative that promotes adversaries to surrender, said in spring: "We reliably know the names and personal details of one thousand and twenty-eight Cubans who signed contracts with the Russian armed forces in 2023-2024."

The Cuban foreign ministry commented of Cuban nationals who might be participating: "There is no doubt that none of them possesses the support, dedication, or authorization of the Cuban authorities for their activities."

Kin of individuals who left for Russia in the year reported to international media at the time that their loved ones had been deceptively recruited through ads on social media.