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Ukrainian drones have hit the Russian Bashneft processing plant in the city of Ufa, positioned approximately 1,400 km from Ukraine, triggering detonations and a inferno, per a source in the Ukrainian intelligence agency.

This constitutes the third SBU long-range attack in the region in the recent weeks. Such strikes show that there are no safe places in the deep rear of the Russia.

Zelenskyy Appeals to US President to Broker Truce in the Conflict

President Zelenskyy appealed to Donald Trump to facilitate a truce in the Ukrainian conflict over a telephone conversation on the weekend.

"Provided that a hostilities can be stopped in one region, then certainly additional conflicts can be halted as well, covering the conflict with Russia," Zelenskyy said, commending the US President's "exceptional" Gaza truce proposal and requesting the US president to pressure the Kremlin into negotiations.

Russian Attacks Kill Victims in the Country

Russian attacks on Ukraine killed at least several civilians on the weekend and disrupted electricity to areas of Ukraine's southern Odesa area, as stated by authorities in Ukraine.

Two civilians lost their lives within a church in the town when it was struck, according to municipal sources.

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

Power Repair Efforts in Kyiv

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

Power had been restored to in excess of 800,000 residents by the weekend and the largest private energy company stated the main operations to repair the grid was complete though partial blackouts persisted.

Air Defence Actions and UAV Jamming

The Ukrainian air defences intercepted or jammed 54 out of seventy-eight enemy drones launched towards the country during the night, the aerial defense command said on the weekend.

The Russian military authorities stated it intercepted forty-two Ukrainian drones over the country's airspace.

Cuban Government Rejects Accusations of Deploying Forces to the War

Cuba on Saturday denied US allegations it has provided military personnel to fight in the hostilities, while declaring officials in Havana "do not have accurate information about individuals" involved "on their own" or "as part of the armed units of both sides".

The foreign ministry in Havana announced twenty-six nationals had been sentenced to incarceration ranging from five to 14 years for mercenary activity since September 2023 when reports circulated of individuals being sent to the front in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Project Discloses Information on Cuban Enlistment

The program, a official Kyiv program that promotes enemy combatants to lay down arms, said in May: "Our information indicates the personal data of 1,028 Cuban nationals who signed contracts with the Russian military in the past two years."

The Cuban foreign ministry said of Cuban nationals who might be engaged: "Undeniably that none of them has the support, allegiance, or consent of the government in Havana for their activities."

Kin of Cuban nationals who departed to the Russian Federation in the year reported to news outlets at the time that their relatives had been tricked into joining through advertisements on digital networks.