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Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have targeted Russia's oil processing plant in Ufa, positioned around 1,400 kilometers from Ukraine, resulting in detonations and a inferno, according to a informed individual in Ukraine's intelligence agency.

This marks the third intelligence deep strike in Bashkortostan in the last month. These operations show that there are no protected areas in the far hinterland of the Russian state.

Zelenskyy Urges Trump to Broker Peace in the Conflict

President Zelenskyy urged the US President to broker peace in the Ukrainian conflict over a phone call on Saturday.

"Provided that a war can be stopped in a particular zone, then surely further hostilities can be stopped as well, including the Russian war," the President remarked, commending Trump's "remarkable" Middle East ceasefire plan and calling for the American leader to compel the Russian government into discussions.

Russian Attacks Take Victims in the Country

Russian attacks on Ukrainian territory resulted in the deaths of five people on Saturday and caused blackouts to sections of Ukraine's southern Odesa area, according to authorities in Ukraine.

A pair of individuals lost their lives inside a religious building in the town when it was targeted, as reported by local authorities.

In Russia's frontier area of the Belgorod region, a vehicle operator was killed by a Ukrainian strike, as stated by local officials.

Power Recovery Efforts in the Capital

Work proceeded on Saturday to repair energy infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital, after strikes by Moscow.

Electricity had been restored to more than 800,000 inhabitants by the weekend and the biggest power firm stated the main efforts to repair the grid was finished though some outages continued.

Anti-Aircraft Actions and Drone Downings

Ukraine's defense forces downed or disrupted 54 out of 78 total Russian drones launched against the country overnight, the aerial defense command reported on the weekend.

The Russian defense officials claimed it shot down 42 UAVs from Ukraine over its own soil.

Cuba Denies Claims of Deploying Forces to Ukraine

Cuba on Saturday rejected American assertions it has deployed troops to engage in the conflict in Ukraine, while stating the government "are without precise details about Cuban nationals" involved "on their own" or "as part of the armed units of both sides".

The government department in the capital announced 26 Cuban citizens had been convicted to incarceration from five up to fourteen years for mercenary involvement since the autumn of 2023 when information circulated of Cubans being dispatched to the battlefield in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Program Reveals Details on Cuban Involvement

I Want to Live, a state initiative that urges adversaries to surrender, stated in May: "We have confirmed the names and personal details of one thousand and twenty-eight individuals who enlisted with the Moscow's troops in 2023-2024."

The Cuban foreign ministry stated of Cuban nationals who might be engaged: "There is no doubt that no individual have the backing, dedication, or authorization of the Cuban authorities for their actions."

Family members of Cuban nationals who departed to the Russian Federation in the year informed international media at the time that their loved ones had been deceptively recruited through promotions on social media.