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FormerPresident Trump stated on Sunday that he is not actively considering sending Ukraine with advanced Tomahawk missiles. In response to a query by a journalist aboard his plane, he responded, “No, not at the moment.” Earlier reports had claimed the U.S. Department of Defense told the administration that U.S. inventories of Tomahawks were sufficient to enable this delivery.

Ukraine's Military Actions Persist Despite Weapon Shortage

While Ukrainian forces has been requesting Tomahawk missiles to execute far-reaching attacks against Russian targets, it has nonetheless succeeded to conduct a effective campaign using its own unmanned aerial vehicles and missiles against Russian armed and strategic targets, including fuel storage facilities and refineries. On Sunday, a Kyiv's airstrike hit the port facility on the Black Sea, igniting a fire and damaging two ships, according to Moscow officials. Nearby airfields in the region also had to be shut down.

Turkey Oil Plants Shift to Alternative Crude Supplies

Ankara's biggest oil refining facilities are increasing purchases of non-Russian crude in response to the recent international sanctions on Russia, according to industry insiders. The country is a major purchaser of oil from Russia, along with Beijing and New Delhi, but processing companies are mirroring India's lead in cutting back imports.

SOCAR Turkey Refinery Diversifies Crude Sources

A major Turkish refining plants, the STAR refinery, owned by Azeri company SOCAR, has lately acquired multiple cargoes of crude from Iraq, Kazakhstan, and other alternative suppliers for December arrival, according to insiders. This represent approximately 77,000 to 129,000 barrels per day (bpd) of alternative supply, varying by shipment volume. In contrast, Russian crude accounted for virtually the entirety of the STAR refinery's crude intake in October and September, amounting to about 210 thousand bpd, based on trade data. SOCAR refused to provide a statement.

Tupras Likewise Increasing Alternative Buys

Another leading Turkey's oil processor – Tupras refinery – was additionally raising purchases of alternative types of crude, as stated by two sources. The company was also expected to in the near future completely eliminate imports from Russia at a key facility of its two major Turkish plants to maintain fuel exports to Europe without breaching the European Union's upcoming sanctions. Tupras did not respond to a inquiry for a statement.

Ukraine Sends Elite Units to Eastern City

Kyiv has sent elite troops to the heavily contested east city of Pokrovsk in an effort to repel an intense Russian offensive involving a large number of soldiers, as stated by Kyiv’s top military leader. The city, called “the entrance to Donetsk,” is located on a key logistical route for the Ukrainian military and has been in Russia's crosshairs for more than a year as Moscow aims to control the whole east Donetsk area.

Latest Developments in Pokrovsk

No fewer than two hundred Moscow's soldiers had breached the city's defensive lines, Kyiv said recently, while analysts assessed that others were closing in on its outskirts in a encircling movement. In his nightly speech on Sunday, Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke of the combat in the city and “successes in the destruction of the occupiers.”

Ukrainian President Reveals Enhanced Air Defense Network

The president, who has been pushing his partners for additional air defense systems to counter Moscow's attacks, stated on Sunday that the country had strengthened its air-defence capabilities with Berlin's assistance. “We have boosted the Patriot component of our national air defense,” he declared, referring to the advanced American air-defence systems. Without providing further details, the Ukraine's president singled out Berlin and its chancellor, Friedrich Merz, for gratitude.

Russian Strikes Kill Innocents, Disrupt Electricity

Moscow's drones and missiles fired at Ukraine took the lives of at least 6 people, including 2 children, and cut power to tens of thousands of residents, authorities reported on Sunday. Moscow's military attacked the Dnipropetrovsk and Odesa areas, according to the representatives of the country's prosecutor general. The victims were male minors aged 11 and fourteen, stated Ukraine’s human rights commissioner. The attacks cut power to the entire east Donetsk area as well as almost 58 thousand homes in the south Zaporizhzhia region, their local leaders said. Ukraine’s Vostok military unit said a number of its personnel were killed in a particular of the enemy strikes on the region.