Trump States He Is Not Considering Supplying Tomahawk Cruise Missiles to Kyiv.

FormerPresident Donald Trump remarked this past Sunday that he is not actively considering supplying Ukraine with advanced Tomahawk missiles. After being asked by a reporter aboard Air Force One, he answered, “No, not really.” Recent reports had suggested the Pentagon informed the White House that American stockpiles of Tomahawks were sufficient to enable such a transfer.

Ukrainian Defense Efforts Continue Despite Weapon Shortage

Although Ukrainian forces has been requesting Tomahawk missiles to conduct long-range attacks against Russia, it has nonetheless succeeded to wage a successful operation using its own unmanned aerial vehicles and missiles against Russian armed and strategic targets, including fuel storage facilities and processing plants. On Sunday, a Kyiv's airstrike targeted the Tuapse oil port on the coast, causing a fire and harming two ships, as stated by Russian authorities. Nearby airfields in the area also had to be shut down.

Turkish Oil Plants Shift to Alternative Oil Supplies

Ankara's largest oil refineries are increasing purchases of non-Russian crude in response to the recent international restrictions on Russia, according to market insiders. The country is a major purchaser of oil from Russia, along with Beijing and New Delhi, but refiners are following India's lead in cutting back imports.

STAR Refinery Expands Oil Procurement

One of the largest Turkish refining plants, the STAR refinery, operated by Azerbaijani firm SOCAR, has recently acquired multiple shipments of crude from Iraq, Kazakh, and additional alternative producers for year-end arrival, according to sources. This represent roughly tens of thousands of barrels per day (bpd) of non-Russian supply, depending on cargo size. By comparison, oil from Russia made up virtually all of the plant's crude intake in October and September, totaling about 210 thousand barrels per day, based on trade information. SOCAR declined to provide a statement.

Tupras Also Increasing Non-Russian Purchases

Another major Turkey's refiner – Tupras refinery – was also raising acquisitions of non-Russian types of crude, as stated by two sources. Tupras was furthermore likely to soon completely phase out Russian crude at one of its two main domestic refineries to continue fuel shipments to the EU without breaching the European Union's upcoming sanctions. The refiner did not respond to a request for comment.

Ukraine Sends Elite Units to Pokrovsk

Ukraine has deployed elite troops to the embattled east city of Pokrovsk in an attempt to push back an intense Moscow's offensive involving thousands of troops, according to Kyiv’s senior commander. The city, called “the entrance to Donetsk,” is located on a major supply line for the Kyiv's army and has been under Russia's crosshairs for over a twelve months as Moscow aims to control the entire eastern Donetsk region.

Latest Updates in Pokrovsk

At least two hundred Russian soldiers had breached Pokrovsk’s defensive lines, Ukrainian officials reported last week, while analysts assessed that additional forces were closing in on its outskirts in a encircling maneuver. In his nightly address on Sunday, Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke of the combat in the city and “successes in the elimination of the occupiers.”

Ukrainian President Announces Enhanced Air Defense System

The president, who has been pushing his allies for more air defense systems to hold off Moscow's strikes, announced on Sunday that the country had reinforced its air defense capabilities with Berlin's assistance. “We've boosted the Patriot element of our national air defence,” he said, referring to the advanced U.S.-made defense systems. Not offering additional details, the Ukrainian leader specifically thanked Berlin and its chancellor, the German chancellor, for gratitude.

Moscow's Strikes Kill Civilians, Disrupt Power

Russian unmanned aircraft and rockets fired at Ukraine killed at least six individuals, among them 2 minors, and cut electricity to tens of thousands of residents, authorities said on this past Sunday. Moscow's military attacked the Dnipropetrovsk and Odesa areas, said the office of Ukraine’s chief prosecutor. The children were male minors of ages eleven and 14, stated Ukraine’s ombudsman. The attacks disrupted electricity to the entire eastern Donetsk area as well as almost 58 thousand households in the south Zaporizhzhia region, their governors said. Ukraine’s Vostok army group said a number of its personnel were killed in a particular of the Russian attacks on Dnipropetrovsk.