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Ukraine's UAVs have struck Russia's Bashneft facility in the city of Ufa, positioned around 1,400 km from Ukraine, resulting in blasts and a inferno, as reported by a informed individual in Ukraine's intelligence agency.

This constitutes the third Ukrainian security service deep strike in Bashkortostan in the last month. Such attacks demonstrate that there are no protected areas in the distant backlines of the Russia.

Zelenskyy Urges Trump to Broker Truce in Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged Donald Trump to mediate a ceasefire in the Ukrainian conflict over a call on the weekend.

"If a hostilities can be stopped in a single area, then surely other wars can be stopped as well, encompassing the conflict with Russia," he said, praising the US President's "remarkable" Gaza truce proposal and requesting the US president to influence the Kremlin into talks.

Moscow's Assaults Claim Casualties in the Country

Moscow's assaults on Ukraine resulted in the deaths of 5 individuals on the weekend and cut power to parts of Ukraine's southern Odesa area, per local sources.

Two civilians died in a church in the town when it was hit, as reported by regional officials.

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

Energy Recovery Work in Kyiv

Efforts proceeded on the weekend to restore power in Kyiv, after strikes by Moscow.

Energy had been returned to in excess of 800,000 citizens by Saturday and the biggest power firm said the primary operations to restore power was concluded though certain disruptions continued.

Air Defence Actions and UAV Downings

The Ukrainian defense forces downed or disrupted 54 out of seventy-eight enemy drones deployed towards Ukraine during the night, the aerial defense command reported on Saturday.

The Russian defense officials stated it intercepted forty-two Ukrainian drones over Russian territory.

Cuba Refutes Accusations of Sending Troops to the War

The Cuban government on the weekend refuted American claims it has deployed military personnel to fight in the conflict in Ukraine, while declaring Cuban authorities "lack accurate information about individuals" engaged "voluntarily" or "within the troops of both sides".

The foreign ministry in the capital stated twenty-six Cuban citizens had been sentenced to jail sentences varying between five up to fourteen years for mercenary involvement since the autumn of 2023 when reports emerged of Cubans being dispatched to the frontlines in the conflict.

I Want to Live Initiative Discloses Information on Cuban National Enlistment

The surrender initiative, a official Kyiv initiative that urges opposing fighters to surrender, said in May: "We reliably know the names and personal details of 1,028 Cuban nationals who entered into agreements with the Russian military in 2023-2024."

The Cuban authorities stated of those who might be involved: "It is irrefutable that no individual have the backing, allegiance, or authorization of the Cuban authorities for their involvement."

Relatives of individuals who departed to the Russian Federation in 2023 informed international media at the time that their family members had been tricked into joining through ads on online platforms.