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Ukrainian drones have hit Russia's Bashneft refinery in the city of Ufa, located around 1,400 kilometres from Ukraine, resulting in detonations and a inferno, as reported by a source in the Ukrainian Security Service.

This constitutes the 3rd intelligence long-range attack in the region in the recent weeks. These operations demonstrate that there are no secure zones in the distant backlines of the Russia.

Ukrainian President Appeals to US President to Mediate Ceasefire in Ukraine

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

"When a conflict can be ended in one region, then certainly additional conflicts can be stopped as well, encompassing the Russian war," the President said, commending the US President's "outstanding" Middle East ceasefire plan and urging the US president to compel the Moscow into negotiations.

Russian Assaults Claim Lives in Ukraine

Russian attacks on Ukraine killed at least five people on the weekend and cut power to areas of the southern Odesa oblast, as stated by local sources.

Two people died within a church in the town when it was struck, according to local authorities.

In the Russian frontier area of Belgorod, a truck driver was killed by a Ukrainian strike, as stated by municipal sources.

Energy Repair Efforts in the Capital

Operations proceeded on Saturday to repair energy infrastructure in Kyiv, after Russian attacks.

Energy had been restored to in excess of 800,000 citizens by Saturday and the biggest private energy company stated the main efforts to restore power was complete though partial blackouts persisted.

Anti-Aircraft Efforts and Drone Jamming

The Ukrainian air defences neutralized 54 of seventy-eight UAVs from Russia launched towards Ukraine in the dark hours, the aerial defense command reported on Saturday.

Russia's defense officials said it intercepted forty-two drones over Russian territory.

Cuba Refutes Accusations of Sending Soldiers to the War

The Cuban government on Saturday rejected American assertions it has deployed military personnel to engage in the hostilities, while declaring officials in Havana "lack exact data about Cuban nationals" engaged "voluntarily" or "within the troops of either party".

The government department in the capital said 26 Cuban citizens had been convicted to prison terms from 5 to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since September 2023 when news emerged of individuals being sent to the frontlines in the conflict.

I Want to Live Program Reveals Information on Cuban Enlistment

The program, a state project that promotes adversaries to surrender, reported in spring: "We reliably know the identities and information of 1,028 Cubans who entered into agreements with the Russian military in the past two years."

The government in Havana commented of those who might be involved: "It is irrefutable that no individual possesses the support, allegiance, or authorization of the Cuban state for their involvement."

Relatives of Cuban nationals who traveled to Russia in the year reported to Agence France-Presse at the time that their loved ones had been tricked into joining through promotions on digital networks.