Trump States He Isn't Considering Providing Long-Range Cruise Missiles to Ukraine.

Ex-President Trump indicated on Sunday that he is not seriously contemplating providing Ukrainian forces with advanced Tomahawk missiles. When questioned by a reporter aboard Air Force One, he responded, “No, not really.” Recent accounts had suggested the U.S. Department of Defense informed the White House that American stockpiles of Tomahawks were ample to allow such a delivery.

Ukrainian Military Actions Continue Despite Weapon Lack

Although Ukrainian forces has been pursuing Tomahawk missiles to carry out long-range strikes against Russia, it has still succeeded to conduct a effective campaign using its domestically-produced drones and missiles against Russian military and strategic targets, including fuel storage facilities and processing plants. This past Sunday, a Kyiv's drone attack targeted the port facility on the Black Sea, causing a fire and harming two ships, as stated by Moscow officials. Nearby Russian airports in the region also had to be closed.

Turkish Oil Plants Shift to Non-Russian Crude Supplies

Ankara's biggest oil refining facilities are boosting purchases of non-Russian crude in response to the recent international restrictions on Moscow, according to market insiders. The country is a significant buyer of Russian crude, along with Beijing and India, but refiners are following New Delhi's lead in cutting back supplies.

STAR Plant Diversifies Crude Procurement

A major Turkey's refining plants, the STAR refinery, owned by Azerbaijani company SOCAR, has lately purchased four shipments of crude from Iraqi, Kazakh, and additional alternative producers for year-end delivery, as per insiders. These purchases represent approximately 77,000 to 129,000 barrels daily of non-Russian crude, varying by cargo size. In contrast, Russian crude accounted for virtually all of the STAR refinery's crude intake in October and September, totaling approximately 210 thousand barrels per day, based on market data. SOCAR declined to provide a statement.

Tupras Likewise Boosting Alternative Buys

The other leading Turkish refiner – Tupras – was also raising purchases of non-Russian grades of crude, as stated by two insiders. Tupras was also likely to in the near future entirely eliminate Russian crude at a key facility of its primary main Turkish refineries to continue fuel shipments to Europe without violating the European Union's incoming sanctions. The refiner declined to comment to a inquiry for comment.

Ukrainian Sends Special Forces to Eastern City

Ukraine has deployed special forces to the heavily contested eastern city of Pokrovsk in an attempt to push back an intense Moscow's assault comprising a large number of troops, as stated by Ukraine's top commander. The city, called “the gateway to Donetsk,” lies on a major logistical route for the Kyiv's army and has been in Russia's sights for more than a year as Moscow aims to control the entire eastern Donetsk area.

Recent Developments in Pokrovsk

No fewer than 200 Moscow's troops had penetrated the city's defensive lines, Ukrainian officials reported last week, while military experts assessed that others were advancing on its outskirts in a encircling maneuver. In his nightly speech on this past Sunday, Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke of the fighting in the city and “results in the elimination of the occupiers.”

Ukrainian President Reveals Enhanced Air Defence Network

The president, who has been pushing his partners for additional air defences to counter Russia’s attacks, announced on Sunday that Ukraine had strengthened its air defense network with Germany’s assistance. “We have strengthened the Patriot element of our national air defense,” Zelenskyy declared, mentioning the advanced American air-defence systems. Not providing further details, the Ukraine's leader singled out Berlin and its chancellor, Friedrich Merz, for thanks.

Moscow's Strikes Kill Innocents, Disrupt Power

Russian drones and missiles fired at Ukrainian territory took the lives of at least six individuals, among them 2 children, and disrupted electricity to thousands of residents, authorities reported on Sunday. Moscow's military struck the Dnipropetrovsk and Odesa regions, according to the office of the country's prosecutor general. The children were two boys of ages eleven and fourteen, said the nation's human rights commissioner. The attacks cut electricity to the entire east Donetsk area as well as nearly 58 thousand homes in the south Zaporizhzhia region, their governors announced. Ukraine’s Eastern military unit confirmed some of its personnel were killed in one of the Russian attacks on Dnipropetrovsk.