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

FormerPresident Trump remarked this past Sunday that he is not actively planning supplying Ukrainian forces with long-range Tomahawk missiles. After being asked by a reporter on Air Force One, he answered, “No, not really.” Earlier reports had claimed the Pentagon told the White House that American stockpiles of Tomahawks were sufficient to allow this delivery.

Ukraine's Defense Efforts Continue Despite Weapon Shortage

Although Ukrainian forces has been pursuing Tomahawk missiles to execute far-reaching strikes against Russia, it has still managed to conduct a effective campaign using its domestically-produced unmanned aerial vehicles and rockets against Moscow's armed and strategic targets, including fuel storage facilities and refineries. On Sunday, a Ukrainian drone attack hit the port facility on the coast, causing a blaze and harming two ships, according to Moscow authorities. Nearby airfields in the region also had to be closed.

Turkey Refineries Shift to Alternative Oil Supplies

Turkey's biggest oil refining facilities are increasing purchases of non-Russian crude in reaction to the latest western sanctions on Moscow, according to industry insiders. The country is a major buyer of Russian crude, together with China and India, but refiners are following India's lead in cutting back imports.

SOCAR Turkey Plant Diversifies Crude Procurement

One of the largest Turkey's refineries, the STAR refinery, operated by Azerbaijani firm SOCAR, has recently purchased multiple cargoes of crude from Iraqi, Kazakhstan, and additional non-Russian producers for year-end delivery, according to sources. These purchases represent roughly 77,000 to 129,000 barrels per day (bpd) of non-Russian supply, depending on shipment volume. In contrast, oil from Russia accounted for nearly all of the STAR refinery's supply in October and September, totaling about 210 thousand barrels per day, according to trade data. SOCAR declined to comment.

Another Major Refiner Also Increasing Alternative Purchases

Another leading Turkey's oil processor – Tupras – was additionally raising purchases of non-Russian types of crude, according to multiple sources. The company was also expected to in the near future entirely eliminate imports from Russia at a key facility of its primary main domestic refineries to maintain fuel shipments to Europe without breaching the EU’s upcoming sanctions. Tupras did not respond to a request for a statement.

Ukraine Sends Elite Units to Pokrovsk

Kyiv has sent elite troops to the embattled eastern city of Pokrovsk in an attempt to repel an fierce Russian assault comprising a large number of soldiers, as stated by Kyiv’s senior military leader. The city, dubbed “the gateway to Donetsk,” is located on a key supply line for the Kyiv's military and has been under Russia's crosshairs for more than a year as Moscow aims to control the entire east Donetsk region.

Recent Developments in Pokrovsk

At least two hundred Moscow's troops had breached the city's defensive lines, Ukrainian officials said recently, while military experts assessed that others were closing in on its perimeter in a encircling movement. In his evening address on Sunday, the Ukrainian president mentioned the fighting in Pokrovsk and “successes in the destruction of the occupiers.”

Zelenskyy Reveals Enhanced Air Defense System

Zelenskyy, who has been urging his allies for more air defense systems to counter Moscow's attacks, stated on Sunday that Ukraine had strengthened its air defense network with Germany’s assistance. “We have boosted the U.S.-made Patriot element of our national air defense,” he declared, mentioning the advanced U.S.-made air-defence systems. Without offering further details, the Ukraine's president specifically thanked Germany and its chancellor, Friedrich Merz, for thanks.

Russian Attacks Kill Innocents, Disrupt Electricity

Russian drones and missiles targeting Ukraine killed at least six people, among them two children, and disrupted power to thousands of residents, authorities reported on this past Sunday. Russian forces struck the Dnipropetrovsk and Odesa areas, according to the office of Ukraine’s chief prosecutor. The children were male minors of ages 11 and fourteen, stated the nation's ombudsman. The attacks cut electricity to the whole eastern Donetsk region as well as almost 58,000 households in the southern Zaporizhzhia region, their governors announced. The Eastern army group said a number of its personnel were killed in one of the enemy strikes on Dnipropetrovsk.