🔗 Share this article Recent Processing Facility Strike Reveals 'Absolutely No Secure Areas in Russia's Deep Rear' Ukraine's unmanned aerial vehicles have targeted Russia's Bashneft refinery in Ufa, positioned approximately 1,400 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, causing explosions and a inferno, according to a informed individual in the Ukrainian Security Service. This marks the third SBU deep strike in Bashkortostan in the last month. Such attacks illustrate that there are no safe places in the distant backlines of the Russian Federation. Zelenskyy Appeals to US President to Broker Peace in the Conflict President Zelenskyy urged the US President to facilitate a truce in Ukraine over a phone call on the weekend. "If a hostilities can be ended in a single area, then surely other wars can be ended as well, covering the Russian aggression," the President remarked, praising the US President's "outstanding" Middle East truce proposal and calling for the American leader to influence the Moscow into talks. Russian Assaults Claim Lives in Ukraine Strikes by Russia on Ukrainian territory resulted in the deaths of 5 individuals on Saturday and disrupted electricity to sections of the south Odesa region, according to Ukrainian officials. A pair of individuals were killed in a religious building in Kostyantynivka when it was targeted, per municipal sources. In the Russian border region of Belgorod, a truck driver was fatally wounded by a attack from Ukraine, as stated by local officials. Energy Restoration Work in Kyiv Work carried on on Saturday to restore power in the Ukrainian capital, after Russian attacks. Energy had been recovered to more than 800,000 citizens by Saturday and the biggest utility provider said the main operations to repair the grid was concluded though partial blackouts continued. Air Defence Efforts and Drone Downings Ukraine's anti-aircraft systems intercepted or jammed 54 out of 78 Russian drones launched targeting Ukraine in the dark hours, the military reported on Saturday. Russia's military authorities stated it intercepted 42 drones over Russian territory. Cuba Denies Claims of Sending Troops to the War Cuba on the weekend refuted American allegations it has sent military personnel to participate in the hostilities, while affirming the government "do not have precise information about citizens of Cuba" involved "independently" or "within the troops of either party". The ministry in the capital stated 26 Cubans had been given prison terms to jail sentences from five to 14 years for mercenary involvement since the autumn of 2023 when information circulated of individuals being dispatched to the frontlines in the conflict. I Want to Live Project Reports Information on Cuban National Involvement The program, a official Kyiv program that urges enemy combatants to surrender, said in May: "We have confirmed the names and personal details of 1,028 Cubans who entered into agreements with the Russian military in 2023-2024." The Cuban authorities commented of Cuban nationals who might be participating: "Undeniably that none of them has the backing, commitment, or authorization of the Cuban state for their involvement." Kin of individuals who left for Russia in 2023 reported to news outlets at the time that their loved ones had been misled into enlisting through promotions on online platforms.