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Ukrainian drones have targeted Russia's oil facility in Ufa, located some 1,400 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, resulting in explosions and a inferno, per a insider in the Ukrainian SBU.

This constitutes the latest SBU far-reaching assault in Bashkortostan in the past month. These strikes demonstrate that there are no secure zones in the far hinterland of the Russian Federation.

Zelenskyy Appeals to Trump to Mediate Truce in the Conflict

The Ukrainian leader called on Donald Trump to facilitate a truce in Ukraine during a call on the weekend.

"If a war can be ended in one region, then undoubtedly further hostilities can be ended as well, encompassing the Russian aggression," Zelenskyy said, hailing the US President's "exceptional" Gaza truce proposal and requesting the American leader to compel the Kremlin into talks.

Russian Assaults Claim Victims in the Country

Moscow's assaults on Ukrainian territory resulted in the deaths of 5 individuals on the weekend and disrupted electricity to parts of the southern Odesa oblast, according to authorities in Ukraine.

A pair of individuals died inside a religious building in Kostyantynivka when it was struck, according to local authorities.

In the Russian adjacent territory of Belgorod, a vehicle operator was lost his life by a Ukrainian strike, as stated by municipal sources.

Electricity Restoration Efforts in the Capital

Efforts continued on the weekend to recover electricity in the Ukrainian capital, after strikes by Moscow.

Electricity had been recovered to over 800,000 citizens by the weekend and the major power firm stated the main operations to restore power was complete though partial blackouts remained.

Air Defence Efforts and UAV Downings

Ukraine's anti-aircraft systems intercepted or jammed 54 out of 78 total enemy drones deployed against the country during the night, the military reported on the weekend.

Russia's military authorities stated it eliminated 42 Ukrainian drones over the country's airspace.

Cuba Refutes Allegations of Deploying Soldiers to Ukraine

Havana on Saturday rejected American assertions it has deployed military personnel to participate in the Ukraine war, while affirming officials in Havana "are without precise details about citizens of Cuba" participating "on their own" or "in the military forces of both sides".

The government department in Havana announced 26 nationals had been sentenced to prison terms ranging from five up to fourteen years for mercenary involvement since September 2023 when information spread of Cuban nationals being sent to the frontlines in the conflict.

I Want to Live Initiative Reports Information on Cuban Involvement

The surrender initiative, a official Kyiv initiative that promotes adversaries to lay down arms, stated in spring: "We reliably know the personal data of one thousand and twenty-eight Cubans who enlisted with the Moscow's troops in recently."

The government in Havana commented of Cubans who might be involved: "Undeniably that not a single one has the backing, dedication, or approval of the Cuban state for their involvement."

Kin of Cuban nationals who left for the Russian Federation in 2023 told Agence France-Presse at the time that their family members had been deceptively recruited through ads on online platforms.