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Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have hit the Russian oil facility in Ufa, situated some 1,400 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, resulting in blasts and a inferno, as reported by a informed individual in the Ukrainian Security Service.

This represents the 3rd Ukrainian security service long-range attack in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. These operations illustrate that there are no protected areas in the far hinterland of the Russian state.

Zelenskyy Urges US President to Broker Ceasefire in Ukraine

President Zelenskyy appealed to the US President to facilitate a truce in the Ukrainian conflict during a phone call on the weekend.

"If a conflict can be halted in a single area, then surely further hostilities can be ended as well, encompassing the Russian aggression," he said, commending the US President's "remarkable" Gaza truce proposal and calling for the President to influence the Russian government into talks.

Russian Attacks Claim Victims in the Country

Strikes by Russia on Ukraine resulted in the deaths of five people on Saturday and disrupted electricity to areas of Ukraine's southern Odesa oblast, as stated by local sources.

Two civilians died inside a religious building in the town when it was struck, as reported by local authorities.

In the Russian adjacent territory of Belgorod, a vehicle operator was killed by a attack from Ukraine, according to regional authorities.

Energy Restoration Efforts in Kyiv

Efforts carried on on the weekend to restore power in the Ukrainian capital, after assaults.

Energy had been restored to over 800,000 inhabitants by Saturday and the largest private energy company said the primary work to repair the grid was concluded though partial blackouts remained.

Anti-Aircraft Actions and Drone Interceptions

The Ukrainian air defences intercepted or jammed fifty-four of 78 total enemy drones deployed against the country during the night, the air force announced on Saturday.

Russia's defence ministry stated it shot down forty-two drones over Russian territory.

Cuba Denies Allegations of Deploying Troops to the War

Cuba on Saturday refuted US assertions it has sent troops to fight in the conflict in Ukraine, while declaring officials in Havana "are without precise data about citizens of Cuba" engaged "on their own" or "in the military forces of either party".

The government department in the capital stated 26 Cuban citizens had been sentenced to incarceration ranging from 5 to 14 years for mercenary activity since last September when information spread of Cubans being deployed to the battlefield in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Program Discloses Data on Cuban Recruitment

I Want to Live, a Ukrainian government program that urges opposing fighters to give up, reported in spring: "We have confirmed the personal data of over a thousand individuals who signed contracts with the Russian military in recently."

The Cuban authorities said of Cubans who might be engaged: "There is no doubt that no individual possesses the backing, dedication, or authorization of the Cuban state for their actions."

Relatives of Cubans who traveled to the Russian Federation in the year reported to international media at the time that their relatives had been deceptively recruited through promotions on digital networks.