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Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have struck Russia's Bashneft refinery in Ufa, positioned around 1,400 kilometers from Ukraine, causing explosions and a fire, as reported by a insider in the Ukrainian SBU.

This constitutes the latest Ukrainian security service deep strike in Bashkortostan in the last month. Those attacks illustrate that there are no secure zones in the distant backlines of the Russia.

Ukrainian President Calls On US President to Facilitate Ceasefire in Ukraine

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

"When a conflict can be halted in a single area, then surely additional conflicts can be stopped as well, encompassing the Russian war," he stated, commending Trump's "remarkable" Middle East truce proposal and requesting the American leader to pressure the Russian government into talks.

Russian Strikes Kill Casualties in the Country

Strikes by Russia on Ukrainian territory killed at least 5 individuals on Saturday and caused blackouts to areas of Ukraine's southern Odesa region, according to Ukrainian officials.

Two people died within a religious building in the town when it was struck, as reported by municipal sources.

In Russia's frontier area of the Belgorod region, a truck driver was fatally wounded by a Ukrainian strike, according to local officials.

Electricity Recovery Efforts in the Capital

Work continued on the weekend to recover electricity in Kyiv, after assaults.

Power had been recovered to in excess of 800,000 citizens by Saturday and the largest private energy company said the main work to restore power was finished though certain disruptions remained.

Anti-Aircraft Actions and Drone Jamming

The Ukrainian defense forces downed or disrupted 54 out of 78 total enemy drones launched targeting the country overnight, the aerial defense command reported on the weekend.

The Russian defense officials claimed it intercepted 42 Ukrainian drones over Russian territory.

Cuba Rejects Claims of Sending Forces to the War

Cuba on the weekend rejected US allegations it has deployed troops to fight in the Ukraine war, while affirming the government "are without accurate data about citizens of Cuba" participating "independently" or "as part of the armed units of both sides".

The foreign ministry in Havana announced 26 nationals had been convicted to jail sentences from five to 14 years for mercenary involvement since the autumn of 2023 when information circulated of Cuban nationals being dispatched to the frontlines in the conflict.

I Want to Live Project Reveals Data on Cuban Involvement

The program, a official Kyiv initiative that promotes enemy combatants to surrender, reported in May: "We have confirmed the identities and information of over a thousand individuals who entered into agreements with the Russian military in 2023-2024."

The government in Havana said of Cuban nationals who might be engaged: "There is no doubt that none of them has the backing, commitment, or approval of the Cuban authorities for their actions."

Relatives of individuals who traveled to the Russian Federation in the year told news outlets at the time that their family members had been deceptively recruited through advertisements on social media.