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Ukrainian drones have targeted Russia's oil refinery in the city of Ufa, located some 1,400 kilometres from Ukraine, triggering detonations and a fire, per a informed individual in the Ukrainian SBU.

This represents the third SBU deep strike in Bashkortostan in the past month. Those attacks show that there are no safe places in the distant backlines of the Russian Federation.

Zelenskyy Appeals to US President to Mediate Ceasefire in Ukraine

The Ukrainian leader urged Donald Trump to broker peace in the Ukrainian conflict over a telephone conversation on Saturday.

"When a hostilities can be halted in a particular zone, then undoubtedly other wars can be ended as well, encompassing the Russian war," Zelenskyy remarked, hailing the US President's "exceptional" Middle East peace initiative and calling for the President to pressure the Russian government into discussions.

Moscow's Strikes Kill Casualties in the Country

Strikes by Russia on Ukrainian territory resulted in the deaths of 5 individuals on Saturday and disrupted electricity to areas of the southern Odesa oblast, according to Ukrainian officials.

Two civilians lost their lives within a religious building in the town when it was targeted, according to local authorities.

In Russia's adjacent territory of the Belgorod region, a lorry operator was fatally wounded by a attack from Ukraine, per regional authorities.

Energy Recovery Work in Kyiv

Work carried on on the weekend to recover electricity in the Ukrainian capital, after assaults.

Power had been recovered to in excess of 800,000 inhabitants by the weekend and the major utility provider announced the main operations to repair the grid was concluded though some outages remained.

Air Defence Efforts and UAV Downings

The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems intercepted or jammed fifty-four of 78 enemy drones deployed targeting Ukraine overnight, the military announced on Saturday.

Russia's defense officials said it shot down 42 enemy drones over its own soil.

Cuban Government Denies Allegations of Deploying Troops to Ukraine

Havana on the weekend rejected American claims it has sent troops to participate in the hostilities, while declaring the government "do not have exact information about individuals" engaged "on their own" or "as part of the armed units of both sides".

The government department in Havana said 26 nationals had been convicted to prison terms varying between five up to fourteen years for mercenary activity since last September when news spread of Cuban nationals being deployed to the frontlines in the conflict.

I Want to Live Program Discloses Details on Cuban Involvement

The surrender initiative, a state initiative that urges adversaries to surrender, stated in spring: "Our information indicates the personal data of one thousand and twenty-eight Cuban nationals who enlisted with the Moscow's troops in the past two years."

The government in Havana commented of Cuban nationals who might be participating: "It is irrefutable that no individual have the encouragement, allegiance, or approval of the Cuban state for their involvement."

Relatives of Cuban nationals who departed to Russia in the year informed international media at the time that their relatives had been tricked into joining through promotions on online platforms.