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Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have hit the Russian oil refinery in Ufa, positioned around 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border, resulting in blasts and a blaze, as reported by a informed individual in the Ukrainian SBU.

This constitutes the third intelligence long-range attack in the region in the recent weeks. Those operations demonstrate that there are no safe places in the distant backlines of the Russian state.

Zelenskyy Appeals to Trump to Mediate Ceasefire in the Conflict

President Zelenskyy urged the US President to mediate a ceasefire in Ukraine over a telephone conversation on Saturday.

"When a conflict can be stopped in a single area, then undoubtedly further hostilities can be stopped as well, encompassing the Russian war," the President said, hailing Trump's "remarkable" Middle East truce proposal and calling for the President to influence the Kremlin into negotiations.

Russian Attacks Claim Victims in the Country

Moscow's assaults on Ukraine resulted in the deaths of five people on Saturday and caused blackouts to areas of the south Odesa area, according to local sources.

Two civilians were killed in a place of worship in Kostyantynivka when it was targeted, per municipal sources.

In the Russian frontier area of the Belgorod region, a vehicle operator was lost his life by a attack from Ukraine, according to local officials.

Energy Restoration Efforts in the Capital

Operations carried on on the weekend to restore power in Kyiv, after Russian attacks.

Energy had been restored to in excess of 800,000 citizens by Saturday and the largest power firm announced the primary efforts to restore power was concluded though partial blackouts persisted.

Anti-Aircraft Efforts and Drone Downings

The Ukrainian defense forces downed or disrupted 54 of 78 total enemy drones launched targeting the country during the night, the aerial defense command reported on the weekend.

Russia's defense officials stated it eliminated 42 enemy drones over Russian territory.

Cuba Rejects Accusations of Providing Soldiers to the War

The Cuban government on Saturday rejected US assertions it has deployed troops to participate in the conflict in Ukraine, while declaring the government "are without precise details about citizens of Cuba" engaged "independently" or "within the troops of both sides".

The foreign ministry in the capital announced 26 Cubans had been sentenced to jail sentences from five to 14 years for mercenary activity since September 2023 when information emerged of Cubans being deployed to the frontlines in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Program Discloses Details on Cuban National Recruitment

I Want to Live, a Ukrainian government project that urges adversaries to lay down arms, reported in spring: "Our information indicates the identities and information of over a thousand Cuban nationals who entered into agreements with the Russian military in the past two years."

The Cuban foreign ministry said of Cubans who might be engaged: "There is no doubt that none of them has the encouragement, dedication, or approval of the Cuban state for their actions."

Kin of individuals who left for the Russian Federation in the year informed news outlets at the time that their loved ones had been tricked into joining through promotions on digital networks.