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Ukraine's drones have hit the Russian Bashneft facility in Ufa, situated some 1,400 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, resulting in explosions and a inferno, as reported by a insider in Ukraine's SBU.

This constitutes the third Ukrainian security service long-range attack in Bashkortostan in the last month. Such operations illustrate that there are no protected areas in the distant backlines of the Russian Federation.

Zelenskyy Urges Trump to Mediate Ceasefire in the Conflict

The Ukrainian leader urged the US President to mediate a ceasefire in Ukraine over a telephone conversation on Saturday.

"Provided that a hostilities can be ended in one region, then undoubtedly additional conflicts can be ended as well, encompassing the Russian war," the President remarked, commending the US President's "outstanding" Gaza ceasefire plan and calling for the US president to influence the Moscow into negotiations.

Moscow's Attacks Kill Casualties in Ukraine

Strikes by Russia on Ukrainian territory resulted in the deaths of five people on the weekend and cut power to sections of the southern Odesa oblast, according to Ukrainian officials.

Two people were killed in a religious building in the town when it was targeted, per regional officials.

In Russia's frontier area of the Belgorod region, a truck driver was fatally wounded by a Ukrainian strike, as stated by regional authorities.

Power Recovery Work in Kyiv

Efforts carried on on the weekend to recover electricity in Kyiv, after strikes by Moscow.

Electricity had been restored to more than 800,000 citizens by the weekend and the biggest utility provider stated the primary operations to restore power was complete though some outages continued.

Anti-Aircraft Actions and UAV Downings

Ukraine's air defences intercepted or jammed 54 of 78 UAVs from Russia deployed against Ukraine overnight, the military announced on the weekend.

The Russian defense officials stated it eliminated 42 drones over Russian territory.

Cuban Government Denies Allegations of Sending Troops to Ukraine

Havana on the weekend rejected American claims it has sent troops to fight in the Ukraine war, while affirming Cuban authorities "are without accurate data about citizens of Cuba" engaged "voluntarily" or "as part of the armed units of the conflicting parties".

The government department in Havana announced 26 Cubans had been sentenced to incarceration from five to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since last September when reports emerged of Cuban nationals being sent to the front in the conflict.

I Want to Live Initiative Discloses Data on Cuban Enlistment

The surrender initiative, a Ukrainian government initiative that urges adversaries to surrender, reported in May: "We have confirmed the identities and information of over a thousand Cuban nationals who enlisted with the Russian armed forces in 2023-2024."

The Cuban foreign ministry said of Cuban nationals who might be participating: "It is irrefutable that no individual have the support, dedication, or approval of the Cuban authorities for their activities."

Relatives of Cuban nationals who departed to the Russian Federation in 2023 informed international media at the time that their loved ones had been tricked into joining through promotions on social media.