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Ukraine's unmanned aerial vehicles have struck Russia's Bashneft processing plant in the city of Ufa, situated around 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border, causing detonations and a blaze, according to a informed individual in the Ukrainian SBU.

This marks the third SBU far-reaching assault in Bashkortostan in the past month. These operations demonstrate that there are no safe places in the deep rear of the Russia.

Ukrainian President Appeals to US President to Broker Ceasefire in the Conflict

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

"Provided that a war can be ended in one region, then undoubtedly additional conflicts can be halted as well, covering the Russian war," he said, hailing the US President's "exceptional" Middle East peace initiative and calling for the US president to pressure the Kremlin into negotiations.

Moscow's Strikes Kill Lives in the Country

Moscow's assaults on Ukrainian territory resulted in the deaths of several civilians on the weekend and cut power to sections of Ukraine's southern Odesa area, according to local sources.

Two people died in a church in Kostyantynivka when it was hit, as reported by municipal sources.

In Russia's adjacent territory of the Belgorod region, a truck driver was fatally wounded by a Ukrainian strike, per municipal sources.

Energy Restoration Efforts in the Capital

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

Power had been restored to over 800,000 citizens by Saturday and the largest power firm stated the key efforts to recover electricity was concluded though some outages persisted.

Anti-Aircraft Actions and Drone Downings

Ukraine's defense forces downed or disrupted fifty-four of seventy-eight UAVs from Russia sent targeting Ukraine during the night, the air force said on Saturday.

Russia's military authorities stated it intercepted forty-two Ukrainian drones over its own soil.

Cuban Government Rejects Allegations of Sending Troops to Ukraine

Cuba on Saturday rejected American claims it has sent soldiers to fight in the hostilities, while stating Cuban authorities "do not have precise data about citizens of Cuba" participating "on their own" or "within the troops of the conflicting parties".

The government department in the capital stated twenty-six nationals had been sentenced to incarceration from five up to fourteen years for mercenary involvement since the autumn of 2023 when reports spread of Cuban nationals being dispatched to the frontlines in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Project Discloses Details on Cuban National Involvement

I Want to Live, a Ukrainian government program that urges opposing fighters to surrender, reported in May: "We have confirmed the identities and information of over a thousand Cubans who enlisted with the Russian military in recently."

The Cuban foreign ministry commented of those who might be involved: "Undeniably that no individual possesses the backing, dedication, or consent of the Cuban state for their activities."

Kin of individuals who departed to the Russian Federation in 2023 reported to Agence France-Presse at the time that their family members had been misled into enlisting through promotions on online platforms.