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Ukraine's drones have targeted Russia's oil facility in the city of Ufa, positioned around 1,400 kilometers from Ukraine, resulting in blasts and a fire, as reported by a informed individual in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This marks the 3rd Ukrainian security service deep strike in the region in the past month. Those strikes show that there are no secure zones in the distant backlines of the Russian state.

Zelenskyy Calls On Trump to Mediate Peace in the Conflict

Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on Donald Trump to mediate a ceasefire in Ukraine during a phone call on Saturday.

"If a hostilities can be stopped in one region, then certainly additional conflicts can be halted as well, covering the conflict with Russia," he said, commending the US President's "exceptional" Gaza peace initiative and calling for the President to influence the Russian government into talks.

Moscow's Attacks Kill Lives in the Country

Strikes by Russia on Ukraine resulted in the deaths of several civilians on the weekend and cut power to parts of the south Odesa region, per Ukrainian officials.

A pair of individuals died within a church in the town when it was struck, according to local authorities.

In the Russian border region of the Belgorod region, a vehicle operator was lost his life by a Ukrainian strike, according to local officials.

Electricity Restoration Efforts in Kyiv

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

Energy had been returned to more than 800,000 residents by Saturday and the major power firm said the primary operations to repair the grid was finished though certain disruptions continued.

Air Defence Efforts and UAV Downings

Ukraine's anti-aircraft systems neutralized fifty-four of 78 Russian drones launched towards the country overnight, the aerial defense command announced on Saturday.

Russia's defense officials said it eliminated 42 UAVs from Ukraine over its own soil.

Cuba Rejects Accusations of Providing Forces to the War

Havana on the weekend rejected American claims it has deployed soldiers to fight in the hostilities, while stating officials in Havana "are without accurate information about citizens of Cuba" involved "on their own" or "within the troops of either party".

The ministry in Havana stated 26 Cubans had been given prison terms to prison terms varying between five up to fourteen years for participating as mercenaries since the autumn of 2023 when information emerged of Cuban nationals being sent to the battlefield in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Project Discloses Information on Cuban Recruitment

The program, a official Kyiv initiative that urges adversaries to lay down arms, stated in spring: "We reliably know the names and personal details of over a thousand individuals who signed contracts with the Russian military in recently."

The Cuban foreign ministry commented of those who might be involved: "It is irrefutable that none of them possesses the support, dedication, or consent of the government in Havana for their activities."

Kin of individuals 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 ads on social media.