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Ukrainian drones have targeted the Russian Bashneft refinery in Ufa, situated some 1,400 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, triggering explosions and a blaze, according to a informed individual in the Ukrainian Security Service.

This marks the 3rd Ukrainian security service long-range attack in Bashkortostan in the past month. These operations illustrate that there are no safe places in the deep rear of the Russian state.

Ukrainian President Calls On US President to Mediate Ceasefire in Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged President Trump to broker peace in the Ukrainian conflict over a telephone conversation on Saturday.

"Provided that a conflict can be ended in one region, then certainly further hostilities can be halted as well, covering the Russian aggression," the President remarked, commending Trump's "remarkable" Gaza peace initiative and calling for the President to pressure the Russian government into discussions.

Russian Attacks Take Lives in the Country

Strikes by Russia on Ukrainian territory resulted in the deaths of 5 individuals on Saturday and disrupted electricity to parts of Ukraine's south Odesa oblast, as stated by local sources.

A pair of individuals were killed inside a religious building in Kostyantynivka when it was hit, according to local authorities.

In the Russian border region of Belgorod, a vehicle operator was lost his life by a attack from Ukraine, as stated by regional authorities.

Electricity Repair Operations in the Capital

Efforts carried on on Saturday to restore power in the Ukrainian capital, after Russian attacks.

Energy had been returned to more than 800,000 citizens by Saturday and the largest private energy company said the main efforts to recover electricity was finished though partial blackouts persisted.

Anti-Aircraft Efforts and Drone Interceptions

The Ukrainian defense forces neutralized fifty-four of seventy-eight enemy drones sent targeting Ukraine during the night, the aerial defense command reported on Saturday.

The Russian military authorities stated it shot down 42 UAVs from Ukraine over Russian territory.

Cuban Government Rejects Accusations of Providing Soldiers to the War

Cuba on Saturday rejected American allegations it has deployed soldiers to fight in the Ukraine war, while stating the government "lack accurate data about citizens of Cuba" engaged "independently" or "as part of the armed units of either party".

The government department in the capital stated 26 nationals had been given prison terms to incarceration varying between 5 to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since the autumn of 2023 when reports emerged of individuals being deployed to the front in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Project Reveals Information on Cuban National Enlistment

The surrender initiative, a state initiative that promotes adversaries to lay down arms, reported in May: "Our information indicates the personal data of 1,028 individuals who signed contracts with the Russian military in recently."

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

Kin of Cubans who left for the Russian Federation in 2023 told Agence France-Presse at the time that their loved ones had been tricked into joining through ads on digital networks.