Donald Trump Affirms He Isn't Considering Supplying Tomahawk Missiles to Ukraine.

FormerPresident Trump indicated this past Sunday that he is not really contemplating providing Ukrainian forces with advanced Tomahawk cruise missiles. When questioned by a reporter aboard Air Force One, he replied, “No, not currently.” Recent reports had suggested the Pentagon informed the White House that American inventories of Tomahawks were adequate to allow such a delivery.

Ukrainian Defense Actions Continue Despite Missile Lack

While Ukrainian forces has been seeking Tomahawk missiles to execute long-range strikes against Russian targets, it has still managed to conduct a successful operation using its own unmanned aerial vehicles and rockets against Moscow's armed and key objectives, including fuel storage facilities and refineries. On Sunday, a Kyiv's airstrike hit the port facility on the coast, causing a blaze and harming two vessels, according to Russian authorities. Nearby airfields in the area also had to be closed.

Turkey Refineries Shift to Alternative Oil Supplies

Turkey's biggest oil refining facilities are boosting procurement of non-Russian crude in response to the recent international sanctions on Russia, as reported by market insiders. Turkey is a major buyer of oil from Russia, together with Beijing and New Delhi, but processing companies are following India's lead in reducing imports.

STAR Plant Expands Oil Sources

A major Turkey's refineries, the STAR refinery, operated by Azeri firm SOCAR, has recently purchased four shipments of crude from Iraqi, Kazakh, and other alternative producers for December delivery, according to sources. These purchases represent approximately 77,000 to 129,000 barrels daily of non-Russian crude, varying by shipment volume. In contrast, Russian crude made up virtually the entirety of the plant's crude intake in October and September, amounting to approximately 210 thousand bpd, according to trade information. SOCAR refused to comment.

Another Major Refiner Also Increasing Non-Russian Purchases

Another major Turkey's refiner – Tupras refinery – was also raising purchases of alternative types of crude, as stated by multiple insiders. The company was furthermore likely to soon completely phase out Russian crude at a key facility of its primary major Turkish plants to continue petroleum shipments to Europe without violating the European Union's incoming restrictions. The refiner declined to comment to a inquiry for comment.

Ukrainian Deploys Special Forces to Pokrovsk

Ukraine has sent elite troops to the embattled east city of Pokrovsk in an attempt to push back an fierce Russian offensive involving a large number of soldiers, as stated by Ukraine's senior military leader. The city, dubbed “the entrance to Donetsk,” lies on a key logistical line for the Kyiv's army and has been in Moscow’s sights for over a twelve months as Moscow aims to seize the entire eastern Donetsk area.

Recent Updates in Pokrovsk

No fewer than 200 Moscow's soldiers had penetrated Pokrovsk’s defences, Ukrainian officials reported recently, while military experts concluded that additional forces were closing in on its perimeter in a pincer-shaped movement. In his evening address on Sunday, the Ukrainian president spoke of the fighting in the city and “successes in the destruction of the invading forces.”

Zelenskyy Announces Enhanced Air Defence System

Zelenskyy, who has been urging his allies for more air defense systems to counter Moscow's strikes, announced on Sunday that the country had reinforced its air-defence capabilities with Berlin's support. “We've strengthened the U.S.-made Patriot component of our national air defense,” Zelenskyy declared, referring to the sophisticated American defense systems. Not offering additional details, the Ukraine's leader specifically thanked Berlin and its chancellor, the German chancellor, for gratitude.

Moscow's Strikes Kill Innocents, Disrupt Power

Russian unmanned aircraft and missiles fired at Ukrainian territory killed no fewer than six people, among them 2 children, and cut power to tens of thousands of households, authorities said on Sunday. Moscow's military attacked the Dnipropetrovsk and Odesa areas, said the representatives of Ukraine’s prosecutor general. The children were two boys aged eleven and 14, said the nation's human rights commissioner. The strikes disrupted electricity to the entire eastern Donetsk region as well as nearly 58,000 homes in the southern Zaporizhzhia region, their local leaders announced. The Eastern military unit confirmed a number of its personnel were killed in one of the Russian strikes on the region.