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Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have targeted the Russian Bashneft processing plant in Ufa, located approximately 1,400 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, resulting in blasts and a inferno, according to a source in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This represents the 3rd intelligence far-reaching assault in the region in the past month. These strikes illustrate that there are no secure zones in the distant backlines of the Russian Federation.

Zelenskyy Calls On US President to Facilitate Truce in Ukraine

The Ukrainian leader appealed to Donald Trump to broker peace in Ukraine over a telephone conversation on the weekend.

"Provided that a war can be halted in one region, then undoubtedly further hostilities can be ended as well, covering the Russian aggression," he remarked, hailing the US President's "outstanding" Middle East peace initiative and calling for the US president to influence the Russian government into negotiations.

Russian Assaults Kill Casualties in Ukraine

Moscow's assaults on Ukrainian territory killed at least several civilians on the weekend and cut power to areas of Ukraine's southern Odesa area, according to local sources.

Two people lost their lives in a religious building in the town when it was hit, as reported by local authorities.

In Russia's adjacent territory of Belgorod, a vehicle operator was lost his life by a drone assault, per municipal sources.

Power Recovery Work in the Capital

Operations proceeded on Saturday to repair energy infrastructure in Kyiv, after assaults.

Energy had been recovered to in excess of 800,000 residents by the weekend and the biggest power firm said the main work to repair the grid was concluded though some outages remained.

Anti-Aircraft Operations and Drone Interceptions

The Ukrainian defense forces neutralized 54 out of seventy-eight Russian drones sent targeting the country during the night, the military announced on Saturday.

Russia's defense officials said it shot down forty-two UAVs from Ukraine over its own soil.

Cuban Government Denies Allegations of Deploying Soldiers to the War

The Cuban government on the weekend rejected American allegations it has deployed troops to engage in the conflict in Ukraine, while declaring the government "do not have accurate information about Cuban nationals" engaged "independently" or "in the military forces of either party".

The foreign ministry in Havana said 26 Cuban citizens had been convicted to incarceration from five up to fourteen years for mercenary involvement since September 2023 when information spread of Cuban nationals being deployed to the battlefield in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Program Reports Information on Cuban National Enlistment

The surrender initiative, a official Kyiv program that promotes enemy combatants to lay down arms, reported in May: "Our information indicates the identities and information of 1,028 individuals who enlisted with the Russian armed forces in the past two years."

The Cuban authorities stated of Cuban nationals who might be participating: "It is irrefutable that no individual possesses the encouragement, dedication, or authorization of the Cuban state for their activities."

Kin of Cubans who left for the Russian Federation in 2023 informed international media at the time that their relatives had been tricked into joining through ads on digital networks.