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Ukrainian drones have targeted the Russian Bashneft processing plant in Ufa, positioned approximately 1,400 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, causing explosions and a inferno, per a informed individual in Ukraine's SBU.

This marks the third intelligence deep strike in Bashkortostan in the past month. Such strikes demonstrate that there are no secure zones in the far hinterland of the Russian state.

Ukrainian President Appeals to US President to Mediate Ceasefire in the Conflict

Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on the US President to mediate a ceasefire in the Ukrainian conflict over a phone call on Saturday.

"If a war can be ended in a particular zone, then certainly additional conflicts can be halted as well, including the Russian war," he stated, hailing the US President's "exceptional" Gaza ceasefire plan and requesting the US president to compel the Kremlin into talks.

Moscow's Assaults Kill Lives in the Country

Strikes by Russia on Ukrainian territory killed at least five people on Saturday and cut power to areas of the southern Odesa oblast, per local sources.

Two people were killed inside a church in Kostyantynivka when it was struck, according to regional officials.

In Russia's frontier area of Belgorod, a vehicle operator was killed by a Ukrainian strike, according to municipal sources.

Power Recovery Operations in Kyiv

Efforts continued on Saturday to restore power in Kyiv, after assaults.

Electricity had been returned to more than 800,000 inhabitants by Saturday and the biggest utility provider stated the primary work to restore power was finished though some outages persisted.

Air Defence Operations and Drone Downings

Ukraine's defense forces intercepted or jammed 54 out of seventy-eight Russian drones launched towards the country in the dark hours, the air force announced on Saturday.

The Russian defense officials stated it intercepted 42 Ukrainian drones over its own soil.

Cuban Government Rejects Accusations of Providing Soldiers to the War

Cuba on the weekend rejected US allegations it has provided troops to participate in the Ukraine war, while declaring Cuban authorities "lack precise data about individuals" participating "independently" or "in the military forces of the conflicting parties".

The government department in the capital announced 26 nationals had been convicted to incarceration ranging from five up to fourteen years for mercenary involvement since the autumn of 2023 when information spread of Cubans being deployed to the frontlines in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Program Discloses Details on Cuban Recruitment

The program, a Ukrainian government program that urges adversaries to lay down arms, said in spring: "We have confirmed the names and personal details of one thousand and twenty-eight Cubans who enlisted with the Moscow's troops in 2023-2024."

The Cuban authorities commented of Cubans who might be engaged: "There is no doubt that no individual have the support, commitment, or authorization of the Cuban authorities for their involvement."

Relatives of Cuban nationals 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 advertisements on online platforms.