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Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have targeted the Russian Bashneft processing plant in Ufa, positioned around 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border, causing explosions and a inferno, according to a source in Ukraine's SBU.

This represents the third SBU deep strike in the region in the past month. These strikes show that there are no protected areas in the distant backlines of the Russia.

Ukrainian President Appeals to Trump to Mediate Peace in the Conflict

The Ukrainian leader urged the US President to broker peace in Ukraine during a phone call on Saturday.

"If a conflict can be stopped in a particular zone, then surely additional conflicts can be ended as well, covering the conflict with Russia," Zelenskyy remarked, hailing Trump's "remarkable" Gaza peace initiative and urging the US president to influence the Russian government into discussions.

Moscow's Strikes Kill Lives in Ukraine

Strikes by Russia on Ukrainian territory resulted in the deaths of 5 individuals on Saturday and caused blackouts to sections of Ukraine's southern Odesa region, as stated by authorities in Ukraine.

A pair of individuals died within a place of worship in the town when it was hit, per regional officials.

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

Electricity Restoration Efforts in the Capital

Operations proceeded on the weekend to repair energy infrastructure in Kyiv, after Russian attacks.

Electricity had been restored to in excess of 800,000 residents by Saturday and the biggest private energy company announced the key efforts to repair the grid was concluded though certain disruptions remained.

Air Defence Actions and UAV Jamming

The Ukrainian defense forces intercepted or jammed 54 out of 78 UAVs from Russia deployed targeting the country overnight, the military announced on the weekend.

Russia's military authorities said it shot down 42 enemy UAVs from Ukraine over Russian territory.

Cuban Government Rejects Accusations of Providing Forces to the War

Cuba on the weekend denied American assertions it has sent soldiers to fight in the Ukraine war, while declaring officials in Havana "lack precise details about individuals" involved "voluntarily" or "within the troops of either party".

The government department in Havana announced 26 nationals had been sentenced to prison terms ranging from 5 to 14 years for mercenary activity since last September when information circulated of individuals being deployed to the front in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Initiative Discloses Details on Cuban Involvement

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

The Cuban authorities said of Cubans who might be engaged: "Undeniably that not a single one have the backing, dedication, or authorization of the Cuban state for their activities."

Kin of individuals who left for the Russian Federation in 2023 informed Agence France-Presse at the time that their loved ones had been tricked into joining through ads on digital networks.