Trump States He Is Not Planning Providing Tomahawk Cruise Missiles to Ukraine.

Ex-President Trump stated on Sunday that he is not really contemplating sending Ukraine with long-range Tomahawk missiles. In response to a query by a reporter on his plane, he responded, “No, not really.” Earlier accounts had suggested the U.S. Department of Defense told the administration that American inventories of Tomahawks were adequate to enable such a delivery.

Ukrainian Defense Actions Persist Without Weapon Shortage

While Ukrainian forces has been pursuing Tomahawk missiles to carry out far-reaching strikes against Russia, it has nonetheless managed to conduct a successful operation using its own unmanned aerial vehicles and rockets against Moscow's military and strategic objectives, including fuel storage facilities and processing plants. This past Sunday, a Kyiv's drone attack hit the port facility on the Black Sea, igniting a blaze and damaging two vessels, according to Moscow officials. Adjacent airfields in the area also had to be shut down.

Turkish Oil Plants Shift to Non-Russian Crude Sources

Ankara's biggest oil refining facilities are increasing procurement of alternative crude in reaction to the recent western sanctions on Russia, as reported by industry sources. Turkey is a significant purchaser of Russian crude, along with China and India, but processing companies are following New Delhi's lead in cutting back supplies.

STAR Refinery Diversifies Oil Procurement

One of the largest Turkey's refineries, SOCAR Turkey Aegean Refinery (STAR), operated by Azerbaijani company SOCAR, has lately acquired multiple shipments of crude from Iraq, Kazakhstan, and additional non-Russian suppliers for year-end arrival, as per insiders. These purchases represent roughly 77,000 to 129,000 barrels per day (bpd) of non-Russian crude, depending on shipment volume. In contrast, oil from Russia accounted for virtually all of the plant's supply in October and September, amounting to approximately 210,000 barrels per day, according to market data. SOCAR refused to provide a statement.

Tupras Likewise Increasing Non-Russian Buys

Another leading Turkish refiner – Tupras – was also raising purchases of alternative types of crude, according to multiple insiders. Tupras was furthermore likely to soon completely eliminate Russian crude at a key facility of its primary main domestic refineries to maintain petroleum exports to Europe without violating the European Union's upcoming restrictions. Tupras did not respond to a request for a statement.

Ukrainian Deploys Elite Units to Pokrovsk

Kyiv has sent special forces to the heavily contested east city of Pokrovsk in an effort to push back an fierce Russian offensive involving a large number of soldiers, according to Ukraine's senior commander. The city, called “the entrance to Donetsk,” is located on a major logistical route for the Ukrainian army and has been under Russia's sights for over a year as Moscow aims to control the whole east Donetsk area.

Latest Updates in the City

At least 200 Moscow's troops had breached Pokrovsk’s defences, Ukrainian officials said recently, while military experts assessed that additional forces were advancing on its perimeter in a pincer-shaped maneuver. In his evening speech on Sunday, the Ukrainian president spoke of the combat in the city and “results in the elimination of the occupiers.”

Ukrainian President Announces Enhanced Air Defense System

Zelenskyy, who has been urging his allies for additional air defense systems to counter Moscow's strikes, stated on this past Sunday that the country had reinforced its air defense capabilities with Berlin's assistance. “We have strengthened the Patriot element of our national air defence,” Zelenskyy said, mentioning the advanced U.S.-made defense systems. Without offering additional information, the Ukrainian leader specifically thanked Berlin and its leader, Friedrich Merz, for gratitude.

Moscow's Strikes Kill Civilians, Cut Power

Moscow's unmanned aircraft and rockets fired at Ukraine took the lives of at least six people, among them two minors, and disrupted power to thousands of residents, officials said on Sunday. Moscow's military attacked the Dnipropetrovsk and Odesa areas, according to the representatives of the country's chief prosecutor. The children were male minors of ages eleven and 14, stated Ukraine’s ombudsman. The strikes disrupted electricity to the whole eastern Donetsk region as well as nearly 58,000 households in the southern Zaporizhzhia region, their governors said. Ukraine’s Vostok army group said some of its personnel were killed in a particular of the Russian attacks on Dnipropetrovsk.