đź”— Share this article Recent Refinery Attack Shows 'Zero Safe Areas in Russia's Distant Backlines' Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have struck the Russian Bashneft facility in Ufa, situated some 1,400 km from the Ukrainian border, triggering detonations and a inferno, per a source in Ukraine's SBU. This marks the latest Ukrainian security service far-reaching assault in Bashkortostan in the recent weeks. These operations illustrate that there are no protected areas in the distant backlines of the Russia. Ukrainian President Calls On US President to Facilitate Peace in the Conflict President Zelenskyy called on President Trump to mediate a ceasefire in the Ukrainian conflict in a telephone conversation on Saturday. "Provided that a hostilities can be ended in one region, then undoubtedly further hostilities can be stopped as well, including the Russian war," the President remarked, commending Trump's "outstanding" Middle East truce proposal and calling for the US president to influence the Russian government into talks. Moscow's Strikes Kill Casualties in the Country Russian attacks on Ukraine resulted in the deaths of 5 individuals on Saturday and disrupted electricity to sections of the south Odesa oblast, per local sources. A pair of individuals lost their lives in a church in the town when it was struck, as reported by local authorities. In Russia's frontier area of Belgorod, a lorry operator was lost his life by a attack from Ukraine, according to municipal sources. Electricity Restoration Efforts in Kyiv Work proceeded on the weekend to recover electricity in Kyiv, after Russian attacks. Energy had been restored to more than 800,000 citizens by the weekend and the biggest utility provider stated the primary work to restore power was concluded though partial blackouts persisted. Anti-Aircraft Efforts and UAV Jamming The Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems intercepted or jammed 54 of seventy-eight UAVs from Russia sent against the country overnight, the air force announced on Saturday. Russia's military authorities claimed it intercepted 42 enemy UAVs from Ukraine over the country's airspace. Cuba Rejects Claims of Sending Troops to the War The Cuban government on Saturday refuted American allegations it has deployed soldiers to engage in the conflict in Ukraine, while stating the government "lack accurate details about individuals" participating "voluntarily" or "as part of the armed units of either party". The government department in Havana said twenty-six Cuban citizens had been given prison terms to incarceration from five to 14 years for mercenary involvement since the autumn of 2023 when information emerged of Cuban nationals being dispatched to the front in the conflict. Surrender Initiative Project Reports Data on Cuban National Enlistment The program, a official Kyiv project that urges adversaries to give up, said in May: "We have confirmed the identities and information of one thousand and twenty-eight Cubans who signed contracts with the Russian armed forces in 2023-2024." The Cuban foreign ministry said of Cuban nationals who might be involved: "There is no doubt that no individual possesses the backing, allegiance, or authorization of the Cuban state for their activities." Kin of individuals who traveled to Russia in the year informed international media at the time that their relatives had been tricked into joining through advertisements on online platforms.