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Ukraine's UAVs have targeted Russia's Bashneft facility in Ufa, positioned approximately 1,400 km from Ukraine, triggering blasts and a blaze, per a insider in Ukraine's Security Service.

This constitutes the latest SBU deep strike in Bashkortostan in the last month. These strikes show that there are no protected areas in the distant backlines of the Russia.

Zelenskyy Calls On US President to Mediate Peace in Ukraine

The Ukrainian leader urged Donald Trump to mediate a ceasefire in Ukraine during a call on Saturday.

"If a hostilities can be stopped in a single area, then undoubtedly other wars can be stopped as well, encompassing the Russian war," he said, commending the US President's "remarkable" Gaza ceasefire plan and calling for the US president to influence the Moscow into talks.

Russian Attacks Take Lives in the Country

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

Two civilians lost their lives in a religious building in the town when it was struck, as reported by municipal sources.

In the Russian frontier area of Belgorod, a truck driver was killed by a drone assault, as stated by local officials.

Energy Recovery Operations in the Capital

Work proceeded on the weekend to restore power in the Ukrainian capital, after strikes by Moscow.

Energy had been returned to more than 800,000 citizens by Saturday and the biggest private energy company announced the primary work to restore power was concluded though certain disruptions persisted.

Air Defence Actions and Drone Downings

Ukraine's defense forces downed or disrupted fifty-four of 78 UAVs from Russia deployed towards Ukraine during the night, the military said on the weekend.

Russia's defense officials said it eliminated 42 UAVs from Ukraine over Russian territory.

Cuba Rejects Claims of Deploying Troops to the War

The Cuban government on Saturday refuted American assertions it has sent troops to engage in the hostilities, while affirming officials in Havana "lack exact details about individuals" engaged "independently" or "as part of the armed units of the conflicting parties".

The government department in the capital stated 26 Cubans had been convicted to prison terms ranging from 5 to 14 years for mercenary involvement since September 2023 when reports emerged of Cuban nationals being sent to the frontlines in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Project Reports Details on Cuban National Enlistment

The program, a Ukrainian government program that urges enemy combatants to surrender, reported in May: "Our information indicates the names and personal details of 1,028 Cubans who entered into agreements with the Russian military in recently."

The Cuban foreign ministry commented of Cubans who might be participating: "Undeniably that none of them have the encouragement, dedication, or approval of the Cuban state for their activities."

Relatives of Cubans who departed to the Russian Federation in 2023 told Agence France-Presse at the time that their relatives had been tricked into joining through advertisements on social media.