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Ukraine's drones have hit the Russian Bashneft refinery in the city of Ufa, situated approximately 1,400 km from Ukraine, causing explosions and a inferno, per a source in Ukraine's SBU.

This represents the 3rd SBU long-range attack in the region in the last month. Those attacks show that there are no safe places in the distant backlines of the Russia.

Zelenskyy Urges US President to Mediate Ceasefire in Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged the US President to mediate a ceasefire in Ukraine over a call on Saturday.

"When a conflict can be halted in one region, then certainly further hostilities can be halted as well, encompassing the conflict with Russia," the President said, commending Trump's "outstanding" Middle East truce proposal and urging the US president to compel the Kremlin into discussions.

Moscow's Strikes Kill Lives in the Country

Russian attacks on Ukrainian territory killed at least 5 individuals on Saturday and cut power to parts of the south Odesa region, per authorities in Ukraine.

Two civilians lost their lives inside a religious building in Kostyantynivka when it was hit, according to municipal sources.

In the Russian frontier area of Belgorod, a vehicle operator was lost his life by a attack from Ukraine, per regional authorities.

Power Repair Work in the Capital

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

Power had been returned to over 800,000 inhabitants by the weekend and the biggest utility provider stated the key operations to repair the grid was finished though certain disruptions persisted.

Air Defence Efforts and Drone Interceptions

The Ukrainian air defences neutralized fifty-four of seventy-eight UAVs from Russia launched towards Ukraine overnight, the military said on Saturday.

Russia's defense officials stated it shot down 42 drones over the country's airspace.

Cuban Government Refutes Allegations of Providing Troops to Ukraine

Cuba on the weekend denied US claims it has sent troops to participate in the conflict in Ukraine, while stating officials in Havana "do not have exact data about citizens of Cuba" involved "independently" or "in the military forces of either party".

The government department in the capital said twenty-six Cuban citizens had been sentenced to jail sentences ranging from five up to fourteen years for mercenary involvement since last September when news emerged of Cuban nationals being deployed to the battlefield in the conflict.

I Want to Live Initiative Reports Details on Cuban National Recruitment

The surrender initiative, a official Kyiv project that promotes adversaries to surrender, said in spring: "We reliably know the names and personal details of 1,028 Cuban nationals who signed contracts with the Russian military in recently."

The government in Havana said of Cubans who might be engaged: "It is irrefutable that not a single one has the backing, allegiance, or consent of the Cuban authorities for their actions."

Kin of individuals who traveled to the Russian Federation in 2023 reported to Agence France-Presse at the time that their family members had been misled into enlisting through ads on online platforms.