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Ex-President Trump stated on Sunday that he is not seriously contemplating sending Ukraine with advanced Tomahawk missiles. When questioned by a reporter on Air Force One, he answered, “No, not really.” Recent accounts had indicated the U.S. Department of Defense informed the White House that U.S. stockpiles of Tomahawks were adequate to enable such a transfer.

Ukraine's Military Efforts Continue Despite Weapon Shortage

While Ukrainian forces has been seeking Tomahawk missiles to conduct long-range attacks against Russian targets, it has nonetheless succeeded to conduct a successful operation using its domestically-produced drones and missiles against Russian military and strategic targets, such as fuel storage facilities and processing plants. On Sunday, a Ukrainian airstrike targeted the Tuapse oil port on the coast, igniting a fire and harming two vessels, according to Russian officials. Nearby airfields in the region also had to be shut down.

Turkish Oil Plants Shift to Alternative Crude Supplies

Turkey's biggest oil refining facilities are boosting purchases of non-Russian crude in reaction to the latest western restrictions on Russia, as reported by market sources. The country is a major buyer of Russian crude, along with China and India, but refiners are following New Delhi's lead in cutting back imports.

SOCAR Turkey Plant Diversifies Crude Procurement

A major Turkey's refineries, the STAR refinery, owned by Azerbaijani company SOCAR, has lately acquired multiple shipments of crude from Iraq, Kazakh, and additional alternative suppliers for year-end arrival, as per insiders. This represent approximately 77,000 to 129,000 barrels daily of alternative supply, varying by cargo size. By comparison, oil from Russia accounted for virtually all of the plant's crude intake in October and September, totaling about 210 thousand barrels per day, based on market data. SOCAR refused to provide a statement.

Tupras Likewise Increasing Non-Russian Purchases

The other major Turkey's refiner – Tupras – was also raising acquisitions of non-Russian types of crude, according to two insiders. Tupras was also likely to soon entirely phase out Russian crude at one of its primary main domestic refineries to maintain fuel shipments to the EU without breaching the EU’s incoming restrictions. The refiner declined to comment to a inquiry for a statement.

Ukraine Deploys Elite Units to Eastern City

Ukraine has sent elite troops to the embattled eastern city of Pokrovsk in an attempt to repel an intense Russian assault comprising a large number of soldiers, as stated by Kyiv’s top commander. The city, dubbed “the gateway to Donetsk,” is located on a major logistical line for the Kyiv's military and has been under Russia's sights for more than a twelve months as Russia aims to seize the entire eastern Donetsk area.

Latest Updates in the City

No fewer than two hundred Russian soldiers had breached the city's defensive lines, Ukrainian officials said last week, 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 spoke of the fighting in the city and “results in the elimination of the invading forces.”

Zelenskyy Reveals Strengthened Air Defence Network

Zelenskyy, who has been pushing his allies for more air defense systems to counter Moscow's strikes, announced on Sunday that Ukraine had strengthened its air defense network with Germany’s assistance. “We've strengthened the Patriot component of our Ukrainian air defense,” Zelenskyy declared, referring to the sophisticated U.S.-made defense systems. Not offering further details, the Ukrainian leader singled out Germany and its leader, Friedrich Merz, for gratitude.

Moscow's Strikes Kill Innocents, Cut Power

Moscow's drones and rockets targeting Ukraine took the lives of at least 6 people, among them 2 minors, and cut electricity to thousands of residents, officials reported on this past Sunday. Moscow's military struck the Dnipropetrovsk and Odesa regions, according to the representatives of Ukraine’s chief prosecutor. The children were two boys of ages 11 and fourteen, stated the nation's ombudsman. The strikes disrupted electricity to the whole eastern Donetsk region as well as nearly 58,000 households in the southern Zaporizhzhia region, their local leaders announced. The Eastern military unit confirmed a number of its members were killed in a particular of the Russian strikes on the region.