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Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have targeted Russia's Bashneft processing plant in Ufa, located some 1,400 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, resulting in explosions and a fire, as reported by a informed individual in the Ukrainian Security Service.

This constitutes the 3rd SBU long-range attack in the region in the recent weeks. Such attacks demonstrate that there are no secure zones in the far hinterland of the Russian Federation.

Ukrainian President Calls On Trump to Broker Truce in Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to the US President to facilitate a truce in Ukraine over a phone call on the weekend.

"When a conflict can be halted in a single area, then undoubtedly other wars can be ended as well, covering the conflict with Russia," he remarked, hailing the US President's "outstanding" Middle East truce proposal and requesting the President to compel the Kremlin into talks.

Moscow's Assaults Claim Victims in the Country

Russian attacks on Ukrainian territory resulted in the deaths of several civilians on the weekend and disrupted electricity to areas of Ukraine's south Odesa oblast, per local sources.

A pair of individuals died in a religious building in the town when it was hit, per local authorities.

In Russia's frontier area of Belgorod, a vehicle operator was fatally wounded by a attack from Ukraine, as stated by municipal sources.

Electricity Restoration Efforts in Kyiv

Work proceeded on the weekend to repair energy infrastructure in Kyiv, after strikes by Moscow.

Energy had been recovered to over 800,000 residents by Saturday and the biggest power firm said the primary operations to repair the grid was finished though certain disruptions persisted.

Anti-Aircraft Operations and UAV Downings

The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems neutralized 54 of 78 Russian drones deployed towards the country during the night, the air force announced on the weekend.

The Russian defence ministry said it shot down 42 enemy UAVs from Ukraine over its own soil.

Cuban Government Refutes Allegations of Deploying Soldiers to Ukraine

Havana on Saturday rejected US allegations it has provided military personnel to participate in the hostilities, while affirming the government "are without exact details about Cuban nationals" participating "voluntarily" or "in the military forces of the conflicting parties".

The government department in the capital announced 26 Cuban citizens had been convicted to incarceration ranging from 5 to 14 years for mercenary involvement since September 2023 when information emerged of individuals being deployed to the front in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Initiative Discloses Information on Cuban National Enlistment

I Want to Live, a Ukrainian government initiative that encourages opposing fighters to lay down arms, reported in spring: "We have confirmed the personal data of over a thousand individuals who enlisted with the Russian military in the past two years."

The government in Havana commented of those who might be involved: "It is irrefutable that no individual possesses the backing, allegiance, or consent of the Cuban state for their involvement."

Family members of Cuban nationals who traveled to the Russian Federation in 2023 reported to news outlets at the time that their family members had been tricked into joining through ads on social media.