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Ukraine's drones have targeted the Russian oil refinery in Ufa, located some 1,400 kilometers from Ukraine, triggering explosions and a blaze, according to a source in the Ukrainian Security Service.

This marks the 3rd Ukrainian security service long-range attack in the region in the past month. Such strikes demonstrate that there are no secure zones in the distant backlines of the Russia.

Ukrainian President Appeals to US President to Broker Peace in Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on the US President to mediate a ceasefire in Ukraine during a phone call on the weekend.

"If a hostilities can be ended in a single area, then undoubtedly additional conflicts can be ended as well, including the conflict with Russia," Zelenskyy stated, commending the US President's "remarkable" Middle East truce proposal and urging the American leader to influence the Kremlin into talks.

Russian Strikes Take Lives in the Country

Strikes by Russia on Ukraine killed at least 5 individuals on Saturday and cut power to sections of the south Odesa oblast, according to authorities in Ukraine.

A pair of individuals were killed in a church in Kostyantynivka when it was hit, according to municipal sources.

In the Russian border region of the Belgorod region, a vehicle operator was fatally wounded by a attack from Ukraine, according to regional authorities.

Power Recovery Operations in Kyiv

Operations proceeded on the weekend to recover electricity in the Ukrainian capital, after Russian attacks.

Electricity had been returned to in excess of 800,000 inhabitants by the weekend and the biggest private energy company stated the primary operations to repair the grid was concluded though partial blackouts persisted.

Anti-Aircraft Efforts and Drone Downings

Ukraine's air defences neutralized fifty-four of 78 UAVs from Russia sent towards the country during the night, the military said on the weekend.

The Russian military authorities said it shot down forty-two drones over the country's airspace.

Cuba Denies Accusations of Providing Troops to Ukraine

Cuba on the weekend denied American claims it has provided military personnel to engage in the hostilities, while affirming Cuban authorities "do not have accurate information about Cuban nationals" participating "on their own" or "within the troops of the conflicting parties".

The foreign ministry in the capital stated twenty-six Cuban citizens had been given prison terms to jail sentences ranging from five to 14 years for mercenary activity since the autumn of 2023 when news spread of Cuban nationals being sent to the frontlines in the conflict.

I Want to Live Program Discloses Details on Cuban Enlistment

The surrender initiative, a Ukrainian government program that encourages adversaries to give up, stated in spring: "Our information indicates the identities and information of one thousand and twenty-eight individuals who entered into agreements with the Russian military in recently."

The Cuban authorities commented of those who might be engaged: "It is irrefutable that none of them possesses the support, dedication, or approval of the Cuban state for their activities."

Family members of Cubans who left for the Russian Federation in the year informed international media at the time that their family members had been tricked into joining through promotions on social media.