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Ukrainian UAVs have struck the Russian Bashneft processing plant in Ufa, positioned some 1,400 km from Ukraine, causing detonations and a blaze, according to a informed individual in the Ukrainian SBU.

This marks the 3rd intelligence far-reaching assault in Bashkortostan in the past month. Such attacks illustrate that there are no protected areas in the deep rear of the Russian state.

Ukrainian President Urges Trump to Broker Truce in Ukraine

President Zelenskyy appealed to the US President to facilitate a truce in the Ukrainian conflict over a call on Saturday.

"Provided that a war can be stopped in one region, then undoubtedly further hostilities can be ended as well, encompassing the Russian aggression," the President stated, commending Trump's "outstanding" Gaza ceasefire plan and requesting the President to influence the Russian government into discussions.

Moscow's Assaults Kill Lives in the Country

Moscow's assaults on Ukrainian territory claimed the lives of several civilians on Saturday and disrupted electricity to areas of the southern Odesa area, per Ukrainian officials.

Two civilians were killed within a religious building in Kostyantynivka when it was struck, according to local authorities.

In the Russian frontier area of Belgorod, a lorry operator was fatally wounded by a Ukrainian strike, according to municipal sources.

Energy Recovery Operations in the Capital

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

Power had been recovered to more than 800,000 citizens by Saturday and the largest power firm announced the main operations to restore power was complete though certain disruptions persisted.

Anti-Aircraft Efforts and Drone Jamming

Ukraine's air defences neutralized fifty-four of seventy-eight UAVs from Russia sent targeting the country in the dark hours, the military reported on Saturday.

The Russian defense officials claimed it shot down forty-two drones over Russian territory.

Cuba Rejects Claims of Providing Soldiers to Ukraine

Cuba on Saturday refuted American assertions it has provided soldiers to participate in the hostilities, while stating the government "lack exact information about Cuban nationals" engaged "voluntarily" or "in the military forces of either party".

The government department in Havana stated 26 nationals had been convicted to incarceration varying between five to 14 years for participating as mercenaries since the autumn of 2023 when information emerged of Cubans being deployed to the battlefield in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Project Discloses Details on Cuban National Enlistment

I Want to Live, a Ukrainian government program that urges enemy combatants to give up, reported in spring: "Our information indicates the names and personal details of one thousand and twenty-eight Cuban nationals who signed contracts with the Russian military in the past two years."

The Cuban foreign ministry stated of Cuban nationals who might be engaged: "Undeniably that no individual has the support, commitment, or approval of the government in Havana for their activities."

Kin of individuals who traveled to Russia in the year reported to Agence France-Presse at the time that their family members had been tricked into joining through ads on online platforms.