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Ukraine's UAVs have targeted Russia's oil processing plant in Ufa, situated some 1,400 kilometres from Ukraine, resulting in explosions and a inferno, as reported by a informed individual in Ukraine's intelligence agency.

This marks the third SBU deep strike in the region in the past month. Such attacks show that there are no safe places in the deep rear of the Russian state.

Zelenskyy Appeals to Trump to Mediate Peace in Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged the US President to broker peace in Ukraine in a telephone conversation on Saturday.

"If a conflict can be stopped in one region, then undoubtedly additional conflicts can be ended as well, covering the conflict with Russia," he said, hailing Trump's "remarkable" Middle East peace initiative and requesting the President to compel the Moscow into negotiations.

Russian Assaults Claim Casualties in Ukraine

Russian attacks on Ukrainian territory claimed the lives of several civilians on the weekend and cut power to sections of Ukraine's southern Odesa region, as stated by local sources.

Two people died in a religious building in the town when it was targeted, as reported by municipal sources.

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

Energy Repair Operations in the Capital

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

Energy had been returned to in excess of 800,000 residents by Saturday and the largest utility provider stated the primary work to repair the grid was concluded though certain disruptions continued.

Air Defence Efforts and UAV Downings

Ukraine's defense forces downed or disrupted 54 out of seventy-eight UAVs from Russia launched towards the country overnight, the military announced on Saturday.

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

Cuba Refutes Allegations of Providing Forces to the War

The Cuban government on Saturday refuted US assertions it has sent soldiers to engage in the conflict in Ukraine, while declaring Cuban authorities "lack precise details about Cuban nationals" involved "on their own" or "within the troops of the conflicting parties".

The foreign ministry in Havana stated 26 Cuban citizens had been sentenced to jail sentences from five to 14 years for mercenary activity since the autumn of 2023 when information emerged of individuals being dispatched to the frontlines in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Program Discloses Details on Cuban National Involvement

The program, a official Kyiv project that encourages opposing fighters to surrender, stated in spring: "Our information indicates the identities and information of one thousand and twenty-eight Cuban nationals who entered into agreements with the Russian armed forces in recently."

The government in Havana stated of Cubans who might be participating: "Undeniably that not a single one possesses the encouragement, commitment, or authorization of the government in Havana for their actions."

Family members of Cuban nationals who traveled to the Russian Federation in 2023 told Agence France-Presse at the time that their family members had been tricked into joining through advertisements on online platforms.