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Ukraine's drones have hit Russia's oil facility in Ufa, situated approximately 1,400 km from Ukraine, triggering detonations and a fire, according to a insider in Ukraine's SBU.

This constitutes the latest intelligence long-range attack in Bashkortostan in the past month. Those operations demonstrate that there are no safe places in the distant backlines of the Russian Federation.

Zelenskyy Urges Trump to Facilitate Peace in the Conflict

Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged President Trump to broker peace in the Ukrainian conflict over a telephone conversation on the weekend.

"If a war can be halted in a particular zone, then certainly additional conflicts can be stopped as well, covering the Russian war," Zelenskyy said, hailing Trump's "exceptional" Gaza ceasefire plan and calling for the US president to compel the Russian government into talks.

Russian Strikes Claim Lives in Ukraine

Russian attacks on Ukrainian territory killed at least several civilians on Saturday and cut power to parts of Ukraine's south Odesa area, per local sources.

A pair of individuals lost their lives within a church in Kostyantynivka when it was hit, according to municipal sources.

In Russia's border region of the Belgorod region, a lorry operator was killed by a attack from Ukraine, according to regional authorities.

Energy Restoration Work in the Capital

Efforts carried on on the weekend to restore power in the Ukrainian capital, after Russian attacks.

Energy had been returned to in excess of 800,000 inhabitants by Saturday and the major power firm said the main efforts to restore power was complete though certain disruptions continued.

Anti-Aircraft Actions and UAV Jamming

Ukraine's anti-aircraft systems intercepted or jammed fifty-four of 78 total Russian drones sent towards the country overnight, the military said on Saturday.

The Russian defence ministry claimed it shot down forty-two Ukrainian drones over Russian territory.

Cuba Denies Claims of Providing Forces to Ukraine

Havana on Saturday rejected American claims it has sent troops to engage in the conflict in Ukraine, while stating the government "are without precise information about Cuban nationals" participating "voluntarily" or "as part of the armed units of both sides".

The ministry in the capital stated 26 nationals had been sentenced to incarceration varying between 5 to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since September 2023 when information circulated of Cuban nationals being deployed to the frontlines in the conflict.

I Want to Live Project Discloses Data on Cuban Involvement

The program, a official Kyiv program that urges enemy combatants to surrender, stated in May: "We reliably know the names and personal details of 1,028 Cuban nationals who entered into agreements with the Russian armed forces in recently."

The government in Havana commented of Cubans who might be participating: "It is irrefutable that none of them have the backing, commitment, or authorization of the Cuban authorities for their actions."

Family members of Cuban nationals who left for Russia in the year told news outlets at the time that their loved ones had been tricked into joining through promotions on digital networks.