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Ukrainian UAVs have targeted Russia's oil facility in Ufa, positioned around 1,400 kilometres from Ukraine, resulting in explosions and a fire, as reported by a informed individual in the Ukrainian Security Service.

This represents the 3rd Ukrainian security service deep strike in the region in the last month. Such attacks demonstrate that there are no secure zones in the far hinterland of the Russia.

Ukrainian President Urges US President to Mediate Peace in Ukraine

The Ukrainian leader called on President Trump to mediate a ceasefire in the Ukrainian conflict during a phone call on the weekend.

"When a war can be halted in a single area, then certainly further hostilities can be ended as well, encompassing the Russian aggression," Zelenskyy stated, hailing Trump's "outstanding" Middle East peace initiative and calling for the American leader to influence the Moscow into talks.

Russian Attacks Kill Victims in Ukraine

Russian attacks on Ukraine killed at least five people on Saturday and caused blackouts to areas of Ukraine's southern Odesa oblast, per authorities in Ukraine.

Two people died in a religious building in Kostyantynivka when it was targeted, according to municipal sources.

In the Russian frontier area of Belgorod, a lorry operator was lost his life by a Ukrainian strike, per local officials.

Energy Repair Operations in the Capital

Work carried on on Saturday to restore power in Kyiv, after strikes by Moscow.

Energy had been returned to over 800,000 residents by the weekend and the biggest utility provider said the key operations to restore power was finished though certain disruptions persisted.

Air Defence Actions and UAV Interceptions

The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems neutralized 54 out of 78 Russian drones sent targeting Ukraine in the dark hours, the air force said on Saturday.

Russia's military authorities stated it eliminated forty-two UAVs from Ukraine over its own soil.

Cuban Government Denies Accusations of Deploying Soldiers to Ukraine

The Cuban government on the weekend denied American claims it has sent soldiers to participate in the hostilities, while affirming officials in Havana "lack exact information about Cuban nationals" engaged "voluntarily" or "as part of the armed units of the conflicting parties".

The ministry in Havana stated 26 Cuban citizens had been given prison terms to incarceration varying between five to 14 years for mercenary activity since September 2023 when reports spread of individuals being sent to the frontlines in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Initiative Reveals Data on Cuban Involvement

The program, a state initiative that urges adversaries to give up, stated in May: "We reliably know the personal data of 1,028 individuals who signed contracts with the Russian armed forces in the past two years."

The Cuban foreign ministry stated of those who might be participating: "It is irrefutable that no individual possesses the backing, dedication, or authorization of the Cuban state for their involvement."

Relatives of Cuban nationals who traveled to the Russian Federation in the year told Agence France-Presse at the time that their family members had been deceptively recruited through advertisements on social media.