Donald Trump Affirms He Is Not Considering Supplying Long-Range Missiles to Ukraine.

FormerPresident Donald Trump stated on Sunday that he was not really planning sending Ukraine with advanced Tomahawk missiles. In response to a query by a journalist aboard Air Force One, he responded, “No, not really.” Earlier reports had claimed the U.S. Department of Defense informed the administration that American inventories of Tomahawks were ample to allow this delivery.

Ukrainian Defense Actions Continue Without Missile Lack

Although Ukraine has been pursuing Tomahawk missiles to carry out far-reaching attacks against Russian targets, it has still succeeded to conduct a successful campaign using its own drones and missiles against Russian armed and key targets, such as fuel storage facilities and refineries. This past Sunday, a Kyiv's airstrike struck the Tuapse oil port on the coast, igniting a fire and damaging two vessels, as stated by Russian officials. Nearby Russian airports in the area also had to be closed.

Turkey Oil Plants Turn to Alternative Oil Sources

Ankara's largest oil refineries are increasing procurement of alternative crude in response to the latest international sanctions on Russia, as reported by market insiders. Turkey is a major purchaser of oil from Russia, along with China and India, but processing companies are mirroring India's example in cutting back imports.

SOCAR Turkey Refinery Expands Oil Sources

One of the largest Turkish refineries, SOCAR Turkey Aegean Refinery (STAR), owned by Azeri company SOCAR, has recently acquired four shipments of crude from Iraqi, Kazakhstan, and additional alternative producers for December delivery, as per insiders. These purchases amount to roughly tens of thousands of barrels per day (bpd) of alternative crude, depending on cargo size. In contrast, Russian crude made up nearly all of the STAR refinery's crude intake in recent months, totaling approximately 210,000 bpd, according to trade data. SOCAR refused to provide a statement.

Tupras Likewise Increasing Non-Russian Buys

The other major Turkey's oil processor – Tupras refinery – was also raising acquisitions of non-Russian types of crude, according to multiple insiders. Tupras was also likely to soon entirely eliminate Russian crude at a key facility of its primary major domestic refineries to maintain petroleum shipments to Europe without violating the EU’s upcoming restrictions. The refiner declined to comment to a inquiry for a statement.

Ukraine Sends Special Forces to Eastern City

Kyiv has sent special forces to the heavily contested eastern city of Pokrovsk in an effort to repel an intense Moscow's assault involving thousands of troops, as stated by Ukraine's top military leader. Pokrovsk, dubbed “the gateway to Donetsk,” lies on a major supply line for the Ukrainian army and has been under Moscow’s sights for over a year as Russia pushes to control the entire eastern Donetsk area.

Recent Updates in the City

At least 200 Russian troops had breached Pokrovsk’s defences, Kyiv reported last week, while military experts concluded that additional forces were closing in on its outskirts in a pincer-shaped movement. In his nightly speech on Sunday, Volodymyr Zelenskyy mentioned the fighting in Pokrovsk and “results in the destruction of the occupiers.”

Ukrainian President Announces Strengthened Air Defense Network

The president, who has been urging his allies for more air defences to counter Moscow's attacks, announced on this past Sunday that the country had strengthened its air-defence network with Berlin's assistance. “We have boosted the U.S.-made Patriot element of our national air defense,” Zelenskyy said, mentioning the sophisticated U.S.-made defense systems. Not offering further details, the Ukrainian president specifically thanked Germany and its leader, Friedrich Merz, for gratitude.

Moscow's Strikes Claim Innocents, Cut Power

Moscow's drones and missiles fired at Ukrainian territory took the lives of at least six individuals, among them 2 minors, and cut electricity to tens of thousands of residents, officials said on this past Sunday. Moscow's military struck the Dnipropetrovsk and Odesa areas, according to the representatives of the country's chief prosecutor. The children were two boys aged eleven and fourteen, stated Ukraine’s ombudsman. Russia’s attacks disrupted electricity to the whole east Donetsk region as well as almost 58,000 households in the south Zaporizhzhia region, their local leaders announced. Ukraine’s Vostok military unit confirmed a number of its personnel were killed in a particular of the enemy attacks on the region.