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Ukraine's unmanned aerial vehicles have targeted Russia's oil facility in Ufa, situated some 1,400 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, resulting in detonations and a blaze, according to a informed individual in the Ukrainian SBU.

This constitutes the 3rd Ukrainian security service long-range attack in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. Such strikes illustrate that there are no protected areas in the far hinterland of the Russia.

Zelenskyy Urges US President to Mediate Ceasefire in Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on the US President to broker peace in the Ukrainian conflict in a call on Saturday.

"When a war can be ended in a single area, then surely additional conflicts can be stopped as well, encompassing the Russian war," the President stated, praising Trump's "exceptional" Middle East peace initiative and calling for the President to pressure the Kremlin into negotiations.

Moscow's Assaults Take Casualties in the Country

Strikes by Russia on Ukraine resulted in the deaths of several civilians on Saturday and caused blackouts to areas of Ukraine's southern Odesa region, as stated by local sources.

Two civilians lost their lives in a place of worship in Kostyantynivka when it was targeted, as reported by municipal sources.

In Russia's frontier area of Belgorod, a lorry operator was lost his life by a drone assault, as stated by regional authorities.

Electricity Restoration Work in the Capital

Operations continued on Saturday to repair energy infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital, after Russian attacks.

Energy had been returned to over 800,000 residents by Saturday and the biggest power firm stated the primary efforts to repair the grid was concluded though certain disruptions remained.

Air Defence Operations and UAV Jamming

The Ukrainian air defences downed or disrupted fifty-four of 78 total Russian drones deployed against the country during the night, the military said on Saturday.

Russia's defence ministry claimed it shot down 42 drones over its own soil.

Cuba Rejects Allegations of Providing Soldiers to Ukraine

Havana on the weekend rejected US assertions it has sent soldiers to participate in the conflict in Ukraine, while stating officials in Havana "lack exact information about citizens of Cuba" engaged "independently" or "within the troops of both sides".

The government department in Havana stated 26 nationals had been given prison terms to prison terms ranging from 5 to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since last September when reports circulated of individuals being dispatched to the battlefield in the conflict.

I Want to Live Project Reveals Information on Cuban Enlistment

The surrender initiative, a Ukrainian government program that encourages adversaries to give up, reported in spring: "We have confirmed the identities and information of over a thousand Cubans who entered into agreements with the Moscow's troops in the past two years."

The Cuban authorities commented of Cuban nationals who might be engaged: "Undeniably that no individual possesses the backing, commitment, or approval of the Cuban state for their activities."

Kin of Cuban nationals who departed to Russia in the year told international media at the time that their loved ones had been tricked into joining through ads on online platforms.