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Ukrainian drones have hit Russia's oil refinery in Ufa, situated approximately 1,400 kilometres from Ukraine, resulting in detonations and a inferno, per a source in the Ukrainian SBU.

This represents the third SBU long-range attack in Bashkortostan in the last month. Those attacks illustrate that there are no protected areas in the far hinterland of the Russian Federation.

Ukrainian President Appeals to US President to Mediate Ceasefire in Ukraine

The Ukrainian leader appealed to the US President to mediate a ceasefire in Ukraine in a call on Saturday.

"Provided that a war can be ended in a particular zone, then undoubtedly further hostilities can be stopped as well, including the Russian war," the President said, praising the US President's "exceptional" Middle East peace initiative and calling for the US president to pressure the Russian government into talks.

Moscow's Assaults Kill Casualties in the Country

Strikes by Russia on Ukraine claimed the lives of five people on the weekend and caused blackouts to sections of Ukraine's southern Odesa region, as stated by authorities in Ukraine.

A pair of individuals died in a place of worship in Kostyantynivka when it was targeted, as reported by local authorities.

In the Russian frontier area of Belgorod, a truck driver was fatally wounded by a drone assault, as stated by local officials.

Energy Restoration Operations in Kyiv

Efforts proceeded on Saturday to restore power in the Ukrainian capital, after assaults.

Energy had been returned to in excess of 800,000 inhabitants by the weekend and the biggest private energy company stated the key operations to restore power was concluded though partial blackouts remained.

Air Defence Actions and UAV Downings

Ukraine's defense forces neutralized 54 of 78 total Russian drones sent targeting the country in the dark hours, the aerial defense command reported on the weekend.

The Russian defence ministry stated it eliminated 42 enemy drones over the country's airspace.

Cuban Government Refutes Accusations of Sending Forces to Ukraine

Havana on the weekend refuted American allegations it has deployed military personnel to engage in the hostilities, while affirming officials in Havana "lack exact details about citizens of Cuba" engaged "voluntarily" or "in the military forces of both sides".

The foreign ministry in the capital stated 26 Cuban citizens had been given prison terms to incarceration varying between five up to fourteen years for mercenary involvement since last September when information circulated of Cuban nationals being sent to the front in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Program Reveals Data on Cuban Involvement

The program, a official Kyiv program that promotes adversaries to lay down arms, stated in May: "We reliably know the personal data of one thousand and twenty-eight Cuban nationals who enlisted with the Russian military in the past two years."

The Cuban authorities stated of Cubans who might be participating: "Undeniably that not a single one possesses the backing, allegiance, or authorization of the Cuban authorities for their actions."

Relatives of Cubans who departed to Russia in 2023 informed international media at the time that their family members had been deceptively recruited through ads on social media.