Trump Says He Is Not Considering Supplying Tomahawk Cruise Missiles to Ukraine.

Ex-President Trump stated this past Sunday that he is not actively planning sending Ukraine with long-range Tomahawk missiles. After being asked by a journalist aboard Air Force One, he answered, “No, not currently.” Earlier accounts had suggested the U.S. Department of Defense told the administration that American stockpiles of Tomahawks were ample to allow such a transfer.

Ukrainian Defense Actions Continue Without Weapon Lack

Although Ukrainian forces has been requesting Tomahawk missiles to carry out far-reaching strikes against Russia, it has still succeeded to conduct a effective campaign using its domestically-produced unmanned aerial vehicles and rockets against Russian armed and key objectives, including oil depots and refineries. On Sunday, a Ukrainian airstrike struck the Tuapse oil port on the coast, causing a blaze and damaging two vessels, according to Russian officials. Nearby Russian airports in the area also had to be shut down.

Turkey Oil Plants Turn to Alternative Oil Sources

Ankara's biggest oil refining facilities are increasing procurement of alternative crude in reaction to the recent international restrictions on Moscow, according to market insiders. The country is a significant buyer of oil from Russia, together with Beijing and India, but processing companies are mirroring India's lead in cutting back supplies.

SOCAR Turkey Plant Expands Crude Procurement

One of the largest Turkey's refining plants, the STAR refinery, operated by Azeri firm SOCAR, has recently acquired four cargoes of crude from Iraq, Kazakh, and other non-Russian suppliers for December arrival, as per sources. This amount to approximately tens of thousands of barrels daily of non-Russian supply, depending on shipment volume. In contrast, Russian crude accounted for nearly all of the STAR refinery's crude intake in recent months, totaling approximately 210,000 barrels per day, based on market data. SOCAR declined to comment.

Tupras Also Boosting Non-Russian Purchases

The other leading Turkey's oil processor – Tupras – was also increasing acquisitions of alternative types of crude, as stated by two insiders. Tupras was furthermore likely to in the near future entirely phase out Russian crude at one of its primary major domestic refineries to continue fuel exports to the EU without violating the European Union's incoming restrictions. The refiner did not respond to a inquiry for a statement.

Ukrainian Sends Special Forces to Pokrovsk

Ukraine has sent special forces to the heavily contested east city of Pokrovsk in an attempt to push back an intense Moscow's assault involving a large number of troops, according to Kyiv’s top military leader. The city, dubbed “the gateway to Donetsk,” lies on a major supply route for the Ukrainian army and has been under Russia's crosshairs for more than a year as Moscow pushes to seize the whole eastern Donetsk area.

Recent Updates in Pokrovsk

No fewer than two hundred Russian troops had penetrated Pokrovsk’s defensive lines, Ukrainian officials said recently, while military experts concluded that additional forces were advancing on its outskirts in a pincer-shaped maneuver. In his nightly speech on Sunday, Volodymyr Zelenskyy mentioned the fighting in Pokrovsk and “successes in the destruction of the invading forces.”

Ukrainian President Announces Enhanced Air Defense 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 Ukraine had reinforced its air defense network with Berlin's assistance. “We have strengthened the Patriot element of our national air defence,” Zelenskyy declared, referring to the advanced American defense systems. Not providing additional details, the Ukraine's leader singled out Berlin and its leader, Friedrich Merz, for gratitude.

Russian Attacks Kill Civilians, Cut Power

Russian drones and missiles fired at Ukrainian territory killed at least six people, including two children, and disrupted electricity to tens of thousands of households, authorities said on this past Sunday. Moscow's military struck the Dnipropetrovsk and Odesa areas, said the office of the country's prosecutor general. The children were male minors aged eleven and 14, said the nation's ombudsman. Russia’s attacks cut electricity to the whole eastern Donetsk region as well as almost 58,000 households in the southern Zaporizhzhia region, their local leaders announced. The Eastern army group confirmed a number of its personnel were killed in a particular of the Russian attacks on the region.