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Ukraine's unmanned aerial vehicles have targeted the Russian Bashneft processing plant in Ufa, positioned approximately 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border, resulting in explosions and a blaze, according to a informed individual in Ukraine's Security Service.

This constitutes the third intelligence far-reaching assault in Bashkortostan in the past month. These operations demonstrate that there are no safe places in the deep rear of the Russian Federation.

Zelenskyy Appeals to Trump to Mediate Peace in the Conflict

President Zelenskyy appealed to President Trump to facilitate a truce in the Ukrainian conflict in a call on the weekend.

"If a hostilities can be stopped in a particular zone, then certainly other wars can be ended as well, including the conflict with Russia," the President said, hailing the US President's "outstanding" Gaza ceasefire plan and requesting the American leader to compel the Kremlin into talks.

Moscow's Strikes Take Casualties in the Country

Russian attacks on Ukrainian territory claimed the lives of several civilians on the weekend and cut power to sections of Ukraine's southern Odesa area, per authorities in Ukraine.

Two civilians were killed inside a place of worship in the town when it was struck, per municipal sources.

In the Russian frontier area of the Belgorod region, a vehicle operator was killed by a attack from Ukraine, per local officials.

Power Repair Efforts in the Capital

Operations carried on on the weekend to recover electricity in the Ukrainian capital, after assaults.

Power had been restored to in excess of 800,000 residents by Saturday and the major private energy company stated the main operations to recover electricity was complete though certain disruptions remained.

Air Defence Operations and UAV Interceptions

Ukraine's anti-aircraft systems intercepted or jammed 54 out of seventy-eight Russian drones deployed targeting Ukraine overnight, the aerial defense command said on the weekend.

Russia's military authorities claimed it intercepted forty-two drones over its own soil.

Cuban Government Denies Claims of Deploying Troops to Ukraine

Havana on the weekend denied American claims it has provided soldiers to participate in the Ukraine war, while stating the government "lack accurate information about individuals" engaged "voluntarily" or "as part of the armed units of either party".

The ministry in Havana announced 26 Cubans had been sentenced to incarceration varying between 5 to 14 years for mercenary activity since the autumn of 2023 when reports emerged of Cuban nationals being dispatched to the frontlines in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Initiative Reveals Details on Cuban National Recruitment

The program, a Ukrainian government project that encourages enemy combatants to give up, said in spring: "We have confirmed the identities and information of 1,028 individuals who enlisted with the Russian military in 2023-2024."

The Cuban authorities said of Cubans who might be participating: "Undeniably that no individual have the backing, allegiance, or approval of the Cuban authorities for their actions."

Family members of individuals who traveled to the Russian Federation in 2023 informed Agence France-Presse at the time that their relatives had been deceptively recruited through promotions on digital networks.