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Ukrainian UAVs have targeted the Russian oil refinery in Ufa, positioned approximately 1,400 kilometres from Ukraine, resulting in detonations and a blaze, per a source in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This marks the third intelligence long-range attack in Bashkortostan in the past month. Those operations show that there are no secure zones in the far hinterland of the Russian Federation.

Ukrainian President Urges Trump to Facilitate Ceasefire in Ukraine

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

"Provided that a conflict can be stopped in one region, then surely further hostilities can be ended as well, covering the conflict with Russia," he remarked, praising the US President's "remarkable" Gaza truce proposal and requesting the President to compel the Moscow into negotiations.

Russian Attacks Take Victims in Ukraine

Strikes by Russia on Ukraine killed at least 5 individuals on the weekend and cut power to areas of Ukraine's south Odesa oblast, according to Ukrainian officials.

A pair of individuals lost their lives in a religious building in Kostyantynivka when it was targeted, per regional officials.

In the Russian border region of the Belgorod region, a lorry operator was fatally wounded by a drone assault, as stated by municipal sources.

Energy Restoration Operations in Kyiv

Work carried on on Saturday to restore power in the Ukrainian capital, after strikes by Moscow.

Power had been restored to over 800,000 residents by the weekend and the major power firm stated the main efforts to restore power was concluded though some outages continued.

Air Defence Operations and Drone Jamming

The Ukrainian air defences neutralized 54 out of 78 total Russian drones launched against the country overnight, the air force said on Saturday.

Russia's defence ministry claimed it shot down forty-two UAVs from Ukraine over Russian territory.

Cuba Refutes Claims of Providing Troops to Ukraine

Havana on Saturday rejected US claims it has sent military personnel to participate in the hostilities, while affirming officials in Havana "do not have accurate details about individuals" participating "voluntarily" or "within the troops of the conflicting parties".

The foreign ministry in the capital announced 26 nationals had been given prison terms to incarceration ranging from 5 to 14 years for mercenary activity since the autumn of 2023 when reports emerged of Cubans being deployed to the battlefield in the conflict.

I Want to Live Project Reports Data on Cuban Enlistment

The surrender initiative, a Ukrainian government initiative that urges opposing fighters to lay down arms, stated in spring: "Our information indicates the names and personal details of one thousand and twenty-eight individuals who enlisted with the Moscow's troops in recently."

The government in Havana said of those who might be engaged: "There is no doubt that not a single one have the encouragement, commitment, or approval of the government in Havana for their actions."

Relatives of individuals who left for Russia in 2023 told international media at the time that their relatives had been tricked into joining through promotions on online platforms.