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Ukraine's UAVs have struck Russia's oil processing plant in Ufa, located some 1,400 kilometres from Ukraine, causing explosions and a fire, as reported by a source in the Ukrainian Security Service.

This marks the latest SBU deep strike in Bashkortostan in the past month. Those strikes illustrate that there are no safe places in the far hinterland of the Russian state.

Zelenskyy Urges US President to Mediate Ceasefire in the Conflict

President Zelenskyy urged the US President to mediate a ceasefire in the Ukrainian conflict in a telephone conversation on Saturday.

"Provided that a hostilities can be ended in a single area, then certainly further hostilities can be halted as well, encompassing the Russian war," the President said, commending Trump's "outstanding" Middle East ceasefire plan and requesting the President to influence the Moscow into negotiations.

Russian Attacks Kill Casualties in Ukraine

Strikes by Russia on Ukrainian territory killed at least 5 individuals on Saturday and disrupted electricity to areas of Ukraine's south Odesa oblast, per local sources.

A pair of individuals lost their lives inside a church in Kostyantynivka when it was struck, as reported by municipal sources.

In the Russian frontier area of the Belgorod region, a truck driver was killed by a Ukrainian strike, as stated by municipal sources.

Electricity Repair Efforts in the Capital

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

Electricity had been recovered to more than 800,000 residents by Saturday and the major private energy company stated the key operations to restore power was concluded though certain disruptions continued.

Air Defence Efforts and Drone Interceptions

Ukraine's anti-aircraft systems downed or disrupted 54 of 78 enemy drones deployed against the country overnight, the air force announced on the weekend.

The Russian defence ministry stated it shot down 42 enemy Ukrainian drones over Russian territory.

Cuban Government Rejects Accusations of Sending Troops to Ukraine

Cuba on the weekend refuted US claims it has sent soldiers to fight in the Ukraine war, while declaring the government "are without precise information about Cuban nationals" participating "independently" or "as part of the armed units of the conflicting parties".

The ministry in the capital announced 26 nationals had been sentenced to jail sentences varying between five to 14 years for mercenary involvement since last September when information circulated of individuals being sent to the front in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Project Reports Data on Cuban Enlistment

The program, a official Kyiv initiative that promotes opposing fighters to lay down arms, reported in May: "We reliably know the identities and information of one thousand and twenty-eight Cuban nationals who signed contracts with the Russian military in the past two years."

The government in Havana said of Cuban nationals who might be participating: "It is irrefutable that not a single one has the encouragement, allegiance, or approval of the Cuban state for their involvement."

Kin of Cubans who left for the Russian Federation in 2023 informed news outlets at the time that their relatives had been misled into enlisting through promotions on social media.