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Ukrainian drones have hit the Russian Bashneft refinery in Ufa, located around 1,400 kilometers from Ukraine, causing detonations and a fire, as reported by a insider in the Ukrainian SBU.

This marks the latest Ukrainian security service long-range attack in the region in the last month. Those attacks show that there are no secure zones in the deep rear of the Russia.

Zelenskyy Urges Trump to Broker Ceasefire in Ukraine

The Ukrainian leader urged the US President to facilitate a truce in Ukraine in a phone call on the weekend.

"Provided that a conflict can be ended in a particular zone, then undoubtedly other wars can be stopped as well, encompassing the conflict with Russia," the President stated, commending Trump's "outstanding" Gaza peace initiative and calling for the American leader to compel the Moscow into negotiations.

Russian Assaults Claim Victims in Ukraine

Russian attacks on Ukrainian territory resulted in the deaths of 5 individuals on the weekend and caused blackouts to sections of Ukraine's south Odesa area, as stated by authorities in Ukraine.

Two civilians were killed inside a place of worship in the town when it was struck, according to municipal sources.

In Russia's border region of the Belgorod region, a lorry operator was lost his life by a drone assault, according to regional authorities.

Power Repair Work in Kyiv

Efforts proceeded on the weekend to recover electricity in Kyiv, after assaults.

Power had been restored to over 800,000 residents by the weekend and the largest private energy company stated the primary efforts to repair the grid was concluded though certain disruptions remained.

Air Defence Actions and Drone Downings

Ukraine's defense forces downed or disrupted 54 of 78 total Russian drones sent targeting the country overnight, the air force reported on the weekend.

The Russian defence ministry stated it intercepted 42 enemy UAVs from Ukraine over the country's airspace.

Cuban Government Rejects Allegations of Sending Troops to Ukraine

Cuba on the weekend denied US assertions it has provided military personnel to engage in the Ukraine war, while stating the government "are without precise details about individuals" involved "on their own" or "as part of the armed units of either party".

The foreign ministry in Havana said 26 nationals had been sentenced to jail sentences ranging from five up to fourteen years for participating as mercenaries since last September when news emerged of individuals being sent to the front in Ukraine.

I Want to Live Project Reports Information on Cuban Involvement

The surrender initiative, a official Kyiv project that urges adversaries to surrender, stated in May: "Our information indicates the personal data of one thousand and twenty-eight Cubans who enlisted with the Moscow's troops in the past two years."

The Cuban authorities said of Cuban nationals who might be involved: "There is no doubt that no individual possesses the encouragement, allegiance, or approval of the government in Havana for their involvement."

Family members of Cuban nationals who departed to the Russian Federation in 2023 informed news outlets at the time that their loved ones had been deceptively recruited through ads on social media.