Ukraine war briefing: Latest refinery strike shows no safe places in Russia's deep rear'
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Ukraine war briefing: Latest refinery strike shows no safe places in Russia's deep rear'
"Ukrainian drones have struck Russia's Bashneft oil refinery in Ufa, 1,400km from Ukraine, causing explosions and a fire, a source in Ukraine's SBU security service told Reuters on Saturday. This is the third SBU deep strike in Bashkortostan in the last month Such strikes demonstrate that there are no safe places in the deep rear of the Russian Federation. Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged Donald Trump to broker peace in Ukraine [like in] the Middle East during a phone call on Saturday."
"If a war can be stopped in one region, then surely other wars can be stopped as well, including the Russian war, Zelenskyy said, hailing Trump's outstanding Gaza ceasefire plan and calling for the US president to pressure the Kremlin into negotiations. Russian attacks on Ukraine killed at least five people on Saturday and cut power to parts of Ukraine's southern Odesa region, according to Ukrainian officials. Two people died inside a church in Kostyantynivka when it was hit, according to local authorities."
Ukrainian drones struck the Bashneft oil refinery in Ufa, 1,400km from Ukraine, causing explosions and a fire and marking the third deep SBU strike in Bashkortostan this month. The strikes aim to demonstrate there are no safe places deep inside the Russian Federation. Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged Donald Trump to broker peace in Ukraine similar to the Middle East, praising a Gaza ceasefire plan and asking for pressure on the Kremlin to enter negotiations. Russian attacks killed at least five people, cut power in parts of Odesa, and caused fatalities in Kostyantynivka and Belgorod. Kyiv and DTEK continue power restoration. Ukraine reported intercepting or jamming 54 of 78 Russian drones, while Russia said it shot down 42 Ukrainian drones. Cuba denied US claims of sending soldiers to fight and noted 26 Cubans have been imprisoned for mercenary activity.
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