Trump Affirms He Isn't Contemplating Sending Long-Range Cruise Missiles to Ukraine.

Ex-President Donald Trump remarked on Sunday that he is not really considering providing Ukrainian forces with advanced Tomahawk missiles. When questioned by a journalist aboard his plane, he responded, “No, not really.” Earlier accounts had indicated the Pentagon informed the administration that American inventories of Tomahawks were ample to allow such a delivery.

Ukraine's Military Actions Persist Without Missile Lack

While Ukrainian forces has been seeking Tomahawk missiles to execute far-reaching attacks against Russia, it has still succeeded to conduct a effective operation using its own drones and rockets against Moscow's military and strategic objectives, including oil depots and refineries. This past Sunday, a Ukrainian drone attack struck the port facility on the Black Sea, causing a blaze and damaging two ships, according to Moscow officials. Adjacent Russian airports in the area also had to be shut down.

Turkish Refineries Turn to Non-Russian Oil Sources

Turkey's largest oil refining facilities are boosting purchases of alternative crude in response to the latest western sanctions on Moscow, as reported by industry sources. The country is a significant purchaser of Russian crude, together with Beijing and India, but processing companies are mirroring New Delhi's lead in reducing imports.

SOCAR Turkey Refinery Expands Crude Sources

One of the largest Turkey's refining plants, SOCAR Turkey Aegean Refinery (STAR), operated by Azeri company SOCAR, has lately acquired four cargoes of crude from Iraq, Kazakhstan, and other alternative suppliers for December delivery, as per insiders. This amount to approximately tens of thousands of barrels daily of non-Russian supply, depending on cargo size. In contrast, oil from Russia made up virtually all of the plant's supply in recent months, amounting to about 210,000 barrels per day, according to market data. SOCAR refused to comment.

Tupras Likewise Increasing Non-Russian Buys

The other major Turkish oil processor – Tupras – was also raising acquisitions of alternative grades of crude, according to multiple sources. The company was also expected to soon entirely phase out Russian crude at a key facility of its primary major domestic plants to continue fuel exports to Europe without violating the EU’s incoming sanctions. The refiner declined to comment to a request for comment.

Ukraine Sends Elite Units to Pokrovsk

Ukraine has sent special forces to the embattled east city of Pokrovsk in an effort to push back an fierce Russian assault involving thousands of troops, as stated by Ukraine's top commander. The city, dubbed “the entrance to Donetsk,” is located on a key logistical line for the Ukrainian military and has been under Russia's crosshairs for more than a twelve months as Moscow aims to seize the whole eastern Donetsk area.

Recent Developments in the City

At least two hundred Moscow's soldiers had penetrated the city's defensive lines, Kyiv reported last week, while analysts concluded that additional forces were advancing on its perimeter in a encircling maneuver. In his nightly address on this past Sunday, Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke of the combat in Pokrovsk and “results in the elimination of the occupiers.”

Zelenskyy Reveals Enhanced Air Defense Network

Zelenskyy, who has been urging his allies for more air defense systems to hold off Russia’s attacks, announced on Sunday that Ukraine had reinforced its air-defence network with Berlin's support. “We have boosted the Patriot component of our Ukrainian air defense,” Zelenskyy declared, referring to the advanced American air-defence systems. Not providing additional information, the Ukraine's president specifically thanked Germany and its chancellor, Friedrich Merz, for thanks.

Russian Attacks Kill Innocents, Disrupt Power

Russian unmanned aircraft and rockets fired at Ukraine killed no fewer than 6 individuals, including 2 children, and disrupted electricity to tens of thousands of households, officials reported on this past Sunday. Russian forces attacked the Dnipropetrovsk and Odesa regions, according to the representatives of Ukraine’s chief prosecutor. The victims were two boys aged 11 and 14, said the nation's ombudsman. Russia’s strikes disrupted electricity to the whole eastern Donetsk area as well as almost 58 thousand households in the south Zaporizhzhia region, their local leaders said. Ukraine’s Eastern military unit confirmed some of its personnel were killed in a particular of the enemy strikes on the region.