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Ukrainian UAVs have targeted Russia's Bashneft facility in Ufa, situated approximately 1,400 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, resulting in detonations and a blaze, as reported by a source in Ukraine's SBU.

This marks the third Ukrainian security service far-reaching assault in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. Such strikes show that there are no protected areas in the deep rear of the Russian state.

Zelenskyy Calls On US President to Facilitate Truce in the Conflict

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

"When a war can be ended in a single area, then surely other wars can be stopped as well, covering the conflict with Russia," he said, commending Trump's "outstanding" Middle East truce proposal and calling for the American leader to compel the Russian government into talks.

Russian Attacks Kill Lives in Ukraine

Russian attacks on Ukrainian territory killed at least several civilians on the weekend and caused blackouts to areas of the southern Odesa region, according to Ukrainian officials.

Two civilians lost their lives inside a place of worship in Kostyantynivka when it was targeted, according to local authorities.

In Russia's border region of the Belgorod region, a vehicle operator was lost his life by a Ukrainian strike, according to regional authorities.

Electricity Repair Work in Kyiv

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

Energy had been restored to more than 800,000 inhabitants by Saturday and the biggest utility provider said the primary efforts to restore power was concluded though partial blackouts remained.

Anti-Aircraft Actions and UAV Interceptions

The Ukrainian air defences intercepted or jammed fifty-four of 78 total UAVs from Russia launched against the country overnight, the aerial defense command reported on the weekend.

Russia's defence ministry said it intercepted forty-two UAVs from Ukraine over Russian territory.

Cuba Rejects Accusations of Sending Forces to Ukraine

The Cuban government on the weekend denied American claims it has deployed troops to engage in the Ukraine war, while declaring officials in Havana "do not have precise information about Cuban nationals" involved "independently" or "in the military forces of both sides".

The ministry in the capital stated 26 nationals had been sentenced to jail sentences from five up to fourteen years for mercenary activity since last September when information emerged of Cubans being deployed to the front in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Project Discloses Data on Cuban National Recruitment

I Want to Live, a state program that encourages adversaries to give up, reported in spring: "We reliably know the personal data of 1,028 individuals who entered into agreements with the Moscow's troops in recently."

The Cuban authorities commented of Cubans who might be engaged: "It is irrefutable that no individual has the backing, allegiance, or consent of the government in Havana for their involvement."

Kin of individuals who left for Russia in 2023 informed news outlets at the time that their loved ones had been tricked into joining through ads on digital networks.