Trump Affirms He Isn't Considering Supplying Tomahawk Cruise Missiles to Kyiv.

Ex-President Trump remarked on Sunday that he is not actively planning sending Ukraine with advanced Tomahawk cruise missiles. In response to a query by a journalist aboard Air Force One, he responded, “No, not currently.” Recent accounts had claimed the Pentagon informed the White House that U.S. stockpiles of Tomahawks were sufficient to enable this transfer.

Ukrainian Defense Actions Persist Despite Weapon Lack

Although Ukraine has been requesting Tomahawk missiles to conduct far-reaching strikes against Russia, it has nonetheless succeeded to conduct a successful campaign using its domestically-produced unmanned aerial vehicles and missiles against Moscow's military and strategic targets, such as fuel storage facilities and refineries. This past Sunday, a Kyiv's drone attack targeted the Tuapse oil port on the Black Sea, igniting a blaze and damaging two ships, according to Moscow officials. Nearby Russian airports in the area also had to be closed.

Turkey Oil Plants Turn to Alternative Oil Sources

Turkey's biggest oil refineries are increasing purchases of non-Russian crude in response to the latest international restrictions on Russia, according to industry insiders. The country is a significant buyer of Russian crude, together with Beijing and New Delhi, but processing companies are mirroring New Delhi's example in reducing supplies.

SOCAR Turkey Plant Expands Oil Procurement

A major Turkish refining plants, the STAR refinery, owned by Azeri firm SOCAR, has recently purchased multiple shipments of crude from Iraq, Kazakh, and additional non-Russian producers for year-end delivery, as per insiders. This represent roughly 77,000 to 129,000 barrels per day (bpd) of alternative supply, depending on shipment volume. By comparison, Russian crude made up virtually all of the STAR refinery's supply in recent months, amounting to about 210,000 barrels per day, based on trade data. SOCAR refused to comment.

Another Major Refiner Likewise Boosting Alternative Buys

The other major Turkey's oil processor – Tupras refinery – was additionally increasing acquisitions of alternative types of crude, as stated by two insiders. The company was furthermore likely to in the near future completely eliminate imports from Russia at one of its two major Turkish refineries to maintain fuel exports to Europe without breaching the European Union's upcoming sanctions. Tupras declined to comment to a request for comment.

Ukrainian Sends Elite Units to Eastern City

Ukraine has sent elite troops to the embattled east city of Pokrovsk in an attempt to push back an fierce Russian assault involving a large number of soldiers, as stated by Kyiv’s senior commander. The city, dubbed “the gateway to Donetsk,” lies on a key logistical route for the Ukrainian military and has been in Russia's crosshairs for over a twelve months as Russia pushes to control the whole eastern Donetsk region.

Latest Developments in the City

At least 200 Moscow's soldiers had penetrated Pokrovsk’s defensive lines, Kyiv reported recently, while military experts concluded that others were advancing on its perimeter in a encircling movement. In his nightly speech on this past Sunday, the Ukrainian president spoke of the fighting in Pokrovsk and “successes in the elimination of the invading forces.”

Zelenskyy Reveals Enhanced Air Defence Network

Zelenskyy, who has been pushing his partners for more air defense systems to hold off Moscow's strikes, stated on this past Sunday that the country had reinforced its air-defence capabilities with Germany’s support. “We have strengthened the U.S.-made Patriot element of our Ukrainian air defense,” he declared, referring to the sophisticated American air-defence systems. Without providing additional details, the Ukraine's leader specifically thanked Germany and its leader, the German chancellor, for gratitude.

Moscow's Strikes Kill Innocents, Cut Power

Moscow's unmanned aircraft and rockets targeting Ukrainian territory took the lives of at least 6 individuals, among them 2 minors, and disrupted electricity to tens of thousands of residents, officials said on Sunday. Moscow's military attacked the Dnipropetrovsk and Odesa regions, according to the office of the country's prosecutor general. The children were male minors of ages eleven and 14, stated Ukraine’s ombudsman. Russia’s attacks disrupted electricity to the entire eastern Donetsk area as well as almost 58 thousand homes in the south Zaporizhzhia region, their local leaders announced. The Eastern army group confirmed a number of its personnel were killed in one of the enemy attacks on the region.