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Ukraine's UAVs have struck the Russian Bashneft facility in the city of Ufa, positioned around 1,400 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, causing detonations and a inferno, according to a informed individual in Ukraine's Security Service.

This represents the third intelligence deep strike in Bashkortostan in the past month. These attacks illustrate that there are no protected areas in the far hinterland of the Russian Federation.

Ukrainian President Calls On US President to Facilitate Peace in Ukraine

The Ukrainian leader appealed to Donald Trump to broker peace in the Ukrainian conflict during a phone call on Saturday.

"When a conflict can be ended in a single area, then undoubtedly other wars can be halted as well, covering the Russian war," Zelenskyy said, hailing Trump's "outstanding" Gaza ceasefire plan and calling for the President to compel the Russian government into talks.

Russian Attacks Claim Casualties in the Country

Moscow's assaults on Ukrainian territory claimed the lives of five people on the weekend and cut power to areas of Ukraine's southern Odesa oblast, per local sources.

Two people lost their lives inside a place of worship in the town when it was hit, according to local authorities.

In the Russian border region of Belgorod, a vehicle operator was lost his life by a drone assault, as stated by regional authorities.

Power Repair Efforts in Kyiv

Efforts continued on Saturday to recover electricity in Kyiv, after Russian attacks.

Energy had been recovered to more than 800,000 residents by the weekend and the major utility provider announced the main operations to restore power was complete though some outages persisted.

Anti-Aircraft Efforts and UAV Downings

Ukraine's anti-aircraft systems intercepted or jammed fifty-four of 78 total enemy drones launched targeting Ukraine overnight, the air force announced on Saturday.

The Russian military authorities said it shot down 42 enemy Ukrainian drones over the country's airspace.

Cuban Government Rejects Allegations of Providing Soldiers to Ukraine

Havana on the weekend refuted US assertions it has deployed military personnel to fight in the hostilities, while declaring the government "are without precise details about citizens of Cuba" involved "on their own" or "within the troops of either party".

The foreign ministry in Havana said 26 Cubans had been given prison terms to prison terms from five up to fourteen years for mercenary involvement since September 2023 when news spread of Cubans being deployed to the front in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Project Reports Data on Cuban Enlistment

The surrender initiative, a official Kyiv initiative that encourages adversaries to lay down arms, said in spring: "We have confirmed the identities and information of over a thousand Cuban nationals who entered into agreements with the Moscow's troops in the past two years."

The Cuban foreign ministry stated of Cubans who might be participating: "Undeniably that no individual have the encouragement, dedication, or authorization of the government in Havana for their involvement."

Family members of individuals who traveled to Russia in the year informed Agence France-Presse at the time that their family members had been tricked into joining through promotions on digital networks.