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Ukraine's UAVs have hit the Russian Bashneft facility in Ufa, situated around 1,400 kilometers from Ukraine, resulting in blasts and a blaze, as reported by a insider in Ukraine's intelligence agency.

This marks the latest Ukrainian security service deep strike in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. These strikes illustrate that there are no safe places in the far hinterland of the Russian state.

Zelenskyy Calls On Trump to Mediate Truce in the Conflict

The Ukrainian leader appealed to Donald Trump to facilitate a truce in the Ukrainian conflict in a call on Saturday.

"If a war can be halted in one region, then certainly other wars can be ended as well, encompassing the Russian war," he said, commending the US President's "remarkable" Middle East truce proposal and urging the President to influence the Russian government into negotiations.

Moscow's Assaults Claim Lives in Ukraine

Russian attacks on Ukrainian territory claimed the lives of five people on Saturday and disrupted electricity to sections of Ukraine's southern Odesa area, per local sources.

Two people were killed in a place of worship in Kostyantynivka when it was struck, according to regional officials.

In Russia's frontier area of the Belgorod region, a vehicle operator was killed by a drone assault, as stated by municipal sources.

Energy Restoration Efforts in the Capital

Operations continued on the weekend to recover electricity in Kyiv, after Russian attacks.

Power had been recovered to more than 800,000 inhabitants by the weekend and the largest power firm stated the primary work to restore power was finished though some outages continued.

Air Defence Efforts and UAV Interceptions

Ukraine's air defences neutralized 54 out of 78 enemy drones sent targeting Ukraine in the dark hours, the aerial defense command said on Saturday.

Russia's military authorities claimed it shot down 42 UAVs from Ukraine over its own soil.

Cuba Denies Allegations of Deploying Troops to Ukraine

The Cuban government on Saturday denied American allegations it has sent troops to participate in the Ukraine war, while declaring officials in Havana "do not have accurate data about individuals" involved "on their own" or "as part of the armed units of either party".

The government department in the capital announced twenty-six nationals had been convicted to incarceration varying between five up to fourteen years for participating as mercenaries since September 2023 when news circulated of Cubans being sent to the battlefield in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Initiative Discloses Information on Cuban National Involvement

The program, a state initiative that promotes enemy combatants to give up, stated in spring: "Our information indicates the names and personal details of over a thousand individuals who entered into agreements with the Moscow's troops in the past two years."

The Cuban foreign ministry commented of Cuban nationals who might be participating: "It is irrefutable that no individual possesses the encouragement, dedication, or approval of the Cuban state for their actions."

Kin of Cubans who traveled to Russia in 2023 reported to international media at the time that their family members had been tricked into joining through ads on online platforms.