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Ukraine's UAVs have hit the Russian Bashneft facility in Ufa, positioned approximately 1,400 kilometres from Ukraine, resulting in explosions and a inferno, according to a source in the Ukrainian SBU.

This constitutes the 3rd SBU far-reaching assault in Bashkortostan in the last month. Those attacks demonstrate that there are no protected areas in the distant backlines of the Russia.

Zelenskyy Urges US President to Broker Ceasefire in the Conflict

The Ukrainian leader appealed to the US President to facilitate a truce in Ukraine over a call on Saturday.

"When a hostilities can be stopped in one region, then undoubtedly additional conflicts can be stopped as well, including the Russian aggression," the President stated, hailing the US President's "remarkable" Middle East truce proposal and urging the American leader to pressure the Russian government into discussions.

Moscow's Strikes Claim Lives in Ukraine

Moscow's assaults on Ukraine killed at least several civilians on the weekend and caused blackouts to areas of Ukraine's southern Odesa area, per authorities in Ukraine.

A pair of individuals were killed inside a place of worship in the town when it was hit, according to local authorities.

In Russia's adjacent territory of Belgorod, a lorry operator was killed by a Ukrainian strike, as stated by regional authorities.

Energy Restoration Work in the Capital

Operations proceeded on Saturday to restore power in Kyiv, after strikes by Moscow.

Energy had been restored to more than 800,000 residents by the weekend and the biggest utility provider announced the main operations to repair the grid was concluded though certain disruptions continued.

Air Defence Actions and Drone Downings

The Ukrainian air defences downed or disrupted 54 out of 78 enemy drones deployed against Ukraine during the night, the air force announced on the weekend.

Russia's defence ministry said it shot down 42 UAVs from Ukraine over the country's airspace.

Cuban Government Refutes Accusations of Providing Troops to the War

Havana on the weekend denied American assertions it has provided troops to participate in the Ukraine war, while stating officials in Havana "are without precise details about citizens of Cuba" involved "voluntarily" or "in the military forces of both sides".

The ministry in the capital stated 26 Cuban citizens had been convicted to jail sentences varying between five up to fourteen years for participating as mercenaries since last September when news emerged of Cuban nationals being deployed to the frontlines in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Project Reports Information on Cuban National Recruitment

The program, a Ukrainian government initiative that encourages enemy combatants to give up, said in spring: "We have confirmed the personal data of one thousand and twenty-eight individuals who entered into agreements with the Russian military in the past two years."

The Cuban foreign ministry said of those who might be engaged: "Undeniably that not a single one possesses the support, allegiance, or consent of the Cuban state for their activities."

Relatives of Cubans who left for the Russian Federation in the year reported to Agence France-Presse at the time that their loved ones had been tricked into joining through ads on digital networks.