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Ukraine's drones have targeted the Russian Bashneft processing plant in Ufa, situated around 1,400 km from Ukraine, causing explosions and a inferno, according to a insider in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This marks the latest intelligence deep strike in Bashkortostan in the last month. These attacks demonstrate that there are no protected areas in the distant backlines of the Russian state.

Zelenskyy Appeals to Trump to Broker Truce in the Conflict

Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to Donald Trump to facilitate a truce in Ukraine during a telephone conversation on the weekend.

"If a conflict can be ended in a single area, then undoubtedly other wars can be stopped as well, including the conflict with Russia," he remarked, commending Trump's "exceptional" Middle East truce proposal and calling for the American leader to pressure the Moscow into talks.

Russian Strikes Kill Casualties in Ukraine

Moscow's assaults on Ukrainian territory killed at least 5 individuals on the weekend and caused blackouts to areas of Ukraine's southern Odesa area, per Ukrainian officials.

Two people lost their lives within a religious building in the town when it was struck, according to local authorities.

In Russia's border region of the Belgorod region, a lorry operator was lost his life by a attack from Ukraine, according to local officials.

Electricity Recovery Work in Kyiv

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

Energy had been restored to in excess of 800,000 citizens by the weekend and the biggest power firm said the primary efforts to restore power was finished though certain disruptions remained.

Air Defence Actions and Drone Jamming

Ukraine's air defences neutralized 54 of seventy-eight enemy drones launched towards the country during the night, the air force reported on Saturday.

Russia's defence ministry stated it eliminated 42 enemy Ukrainian drones over the country's airspace.

Cuban Government Denies Accusations of Providing Forces to the War

The Cuban government on the weekend rejected American claims it has provided troops to engage in the conflict in Ukraine, while affirming Cuban authorities "are without precise data about citizens of Cuba" participating "on their own" or "within the troops of either party".

The government department in the capital said 26 nationals had been given prison terms to prison terms from 5 to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since last September when reports emerged of Cubans being sent to the battlefield in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Project Reports Details on Cuban National Enlistment

The surrender initiative, a Ukrainian government initiative that urges opposing fighters to give up, reported in spring: "We reliably know the names and personal details of one thousand and twenty-eight individuals who enlisted with the Russian armed forces in 2023-2024."

The Cuban authorities commented of Cuban nationals who might be involved: "Undeniably that no individual possesses the support, allegiance, or authorization of the Cuban authorities for their actions."

Relatives of Cuban nationals who traveled to the Russian Federation in 2023 reported to Agence France-Presse at the time that their relatives had been misled into enlisting through advertisements on social media.