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Ukraine's unmanned aerial vehicles have struck the Russian oil facility in the city of Ufa, situated some 1,400 km from Ukraine, causing blasts and a inferno, according to a informed individual in the Ukrainian SBU.

This marks the third intelligence deep strike in the region in the recent weeks. These strikes demonstrate that there are no protected areas in the far hinterland of the Russian Federation.

Ukrainian President Calls On US President to Broker Ceasefire in Ukraine

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

"Provided that a war can be halted in a particular zone, then undoubtedly further hostilities can be ended as well, including the Russian war," the President said, commending the US President's "outstanding" Middle East truce proposal and requesting the President to pressure the Kremlin into talks.

Russian Attacks Kill Victims in the Country

Moscow's assaults on Ukraine killed at least 5 individuals on the weekend and disrupted electricity to parts of the southern Odesa area, per Ukrainian officials.

Two people lost their lives within a religious building in the town when it was hit, per regional officials.

In Russia's border region of Belgorod, a vehicle operator was lost his life by a attack from Ukraine, according to local officials.

Power Repair Operations in Kyiv

Work proceeded on the weekend to recover electricity in the Ukrainian capital, after strikes by Moscow.

Electricity had been recovered to in excess of 800,000 citizens by Saturday and the major utility provider announced the primary efforts to repair the grid was complete though some outages persisted.

Anti-Aircraft Actions and Drone Jamming

The Ukrainian defense forces neutralized fifty-four of 78 Russian drones launched targeting the country during the night, the aerial defense command announced on Saturday.

The Russian military authorities stated it shot down 42 Ukrainian drones over its own soil.

Cuba Rejects Allegations of Providing Forces to Ukraine

The Cuban government on the weekend denied US allegations it has deployed troops to engage in the hostilities, while declaring officials in Havana "do not have accurate information about individuals" participating "voluntarily" or "in the military forces of either party".

The ministry in the capital said 26 Cuban citizens had been convicted to prison terms varying between five to 14 years for mercenary activity since last September when information circulated of Cubans being dispatched to the front in the conflict.

Surrender Initiative Initiative Discloses Details on Cuban National Recruitment

The program, a official Kyiv program that urges enemy combatants to lay down arms, reported in May: "We have confirmed the personal data of one thousand and twenty-eight individuals who signed contracts with the Russian military in recently."

The Cuban foreign ministry commented of those who might be participating: "It is irrefutable that no individual has the encouragement, commitment, or authorization of the Cuban state for their involvement."

Kin of Cuban nationals who traveled to the Russian Federation in the year reported to international media at the time that their family members had been deceptively recruited through ads on digital networks.