Trump States He Is Not Contemplating Supplying Long-Range Missiles to Ukraine.

FormerPresident Trump indicated this past Sunday that he is not really planning providing Ukraine with long-range Tomahawk missiles. In response to a query by a journalist aboard Air Force One, he replied, “No, not currently.” Recent reports had indicated the U.S. Department of Defense informed the administration that U.S. stockpiles of Tomahawks were sufficient to allow such a transfer.

Ukraine's Defense Actions Persist Despite Weapon Shortage

While Ukrainian forces has been seeking Tomahawk missiles to conduct long-range attacks against Russia, it has still succeeded to wage a successful campaign using its domestically-produced drones and rockets against Moscow's armed and key objectives, such as fuel storage facilities and processing plants. On Sunday, a Ukrainian drone attack targeted the Tuapse oil port on the coast, igniting a blaze and harming two vessels, according to Moscow officials. Nearby airfields in the region also had to be shut down.

Turkish Oil Plants Turn to Non-Russian Crude Supplies

Ankara's largest oil refineries are boosting purchases of alternative crude in reaction to the latest western sanctions on Russia, according to market sources. Turkey is a major buyer of oil from Russia, along with China and New Delhi, but processing companies are following New Delhi's lead in cutting back supplies.

SOCAR Turkey Plant Diversifies Crude Procurement

One of the largest Turkish refineries, SOCAR Turkey Aegean Refinery (STAR), operated by Azerbaijani company SOCAR, has lately purchased multiple cargoes of crude from Iraq, Kazakh, and additional alternative suppliers for year-end delivery, according to insiders. These purchases amount to approximately 77,000 to 129,000 barrels per day (bpd) of non-Russian crude, varying by shipment volume. By comparison, Russian crude made up virtually all of the STAR refinery's supply in recent months, amounting to about 210 thousand barrels per day, based on market data. SOCAR declined to provide a statement.

Tupras Likewise Increasing Non-Russian Buys

The other major Turkish refiner – Tupras refinery – was additionally raising acquisitions of non-Russian grades of crude, as stated by two insiders. The company was furthermore likely to in the near future entirely eliminate Russian crude at a key facility of its primary major Turkish refineries to continue fuel exports to Europe without violating the EU’s upcoming restrictions. The refiner declined to comment to a request for comment.

Ukraine Deploys Elite Units to Pokrovsk

Ukraine has deployed special forces to the embattled eastern city of Pokrovsk in an effort to repel an intense Russian assault involving a large number of troops, according to Ukraine's senior military leader. The city, dubbed “the gateway to Donetsk,” is located on a major supply line for the Kyiv's military and has been in Russia's crosshairs for more than a year as Moscow pushes to control the whole east Donetsk region.

Recent Updates in Pokrovsk

No fewer than 200 Russian soldiers had breached Pokrovsk’s defensive lines, Kyiv reported last week, while military experts assessed that additional forces were closing in on its perimeter in a encircling maneuver. In his nightly address on this past Sunday, Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke of the combat in the city and “results in the destruction of the invading forces.”

Zelenskyy Reveals Strengthened Air Defence System

The president, who has been urging his partners for additional air defences to hold off Russia’s strikes, stated on this past Sunday that Ukraine had strengthened its air-defence network with Germany’s assistance. “We have strengthened the Patriot component of our national air defence,” he said, mentioning the sophisticated U.S.-made air-defence systems. Not providing additional details, the Ukraine's president specifically thanked Germany and its chancellor, Friedrich Merz, for gratitude.

Moscow's Strikes Kill Innocents, Disrupt Electricity

Russian unmanned aircraft and missiles fired at Ukrainian territory killed no fewer than 6 individuals, including 2 minors, and disrupted power to thousands of residents, authorities said on Sunday. Russian forces attacked the Dnipropetrovsk and Odesa regions, according to the representatives of the country's prosecutor general. The children were male minors aged eleven and 14, said Ukraine’s ombudsman. The attacks disrupted electricity to the entire eastern Donetsk region as well as almost 58,000 households in the southern Zaporizhzhia region, their local leaders announced. The Eastern army group said some of its members were killed in a particular of the enemy attacks on Dnipropetrovsk.