Donald Trump States He Isn't Considering Sending Long-Range Missiles to Ukraine.

FormerPresident Trump stated this past Sunday that he was not seriously planning supplying Ukraine with advanced Tomahawk cruise missiles. When questioned by a journalist aboard Air Force One, he replied, “No, not at the moment.” Recent accounts had claimed the Pentagon informed the White House that American stockpiles of Tomahawks were sufficient to enable this delivery.

Ukraine's Defense Efforts Persist Without Missile Shortage

Although Ukrainian forces has been pursuing Tomahawk missiles to execute long-range attacks against Russian targets, it has still managed to wage a effective operation using its own unmanned aerial vehicles and missiles against Moscow's military and key targets, such as oil depots and processing plants. This past Sunday, a Ukrainian airstrike hit the Tuapse oil port on the coast, igniting a blaze and harming two ships, as stated by Russian officials. Nearby Russian airports in the region also had to be closed.

Turkey Refineries Shift to Non-Russian Oil Sources

Turkey's biggest oil refineries are increasing purchases of non-Russian crude in response to the recent western sanctions on Moscow, as reported by market insiders. Turkey is a major buyer of Russian crude, together with China and India, but processing companies are mirroring India's lead in cutting back supplies.

STAR Plant Diversifies Oil Sources

A major Turkish refineries, the STAR refinery, owned by Azerbaijani firm SOCAR, has recently acquired four cargoes of crude from Iraq, Kazakh, and other non-Russian suppliers for December delivery, as per sources. This amount to roughly 77,000 to 129,000 barrels per day (bpd) of alternative supply, depending on cargo size. By comparison, Russian crude accounted for nearly all of the STAR refinery's crude intake in October and September, amounting to about 210,000 bpd, based on market data. SOCAR declined to comment.

Tupras Likewise Increasing Non-Russian Purchases

The other major Turkish refiner – Tupras refinery – was additionally raising acquisitions of non-Russian grades of crude, as stated by two sources. The company was also expected to soon entirely eliminate Russian crude at one of its two main Turkish refineries to maintain petroleum exports to the EU without violating the EU’s incoming restrictions. The refiner did not respond to a inquiry for comment.

Ukraine Sends Elite Units to Eastern City

Ukraine has sent elite troops to the heavily contested east city of Pokrovsk in an attempt to repel an intense Moscow's assault comprising thousands of soldiers, as stated by Kyiv’s top military leader. The city, dubbed “the entrance to Donetsk,” lies on a major logistical route for the Kyiv's army and has been in Russia's crosshairs for over a twelve months as Russia pushes to seize the whole east Donetsk region.

Recent Updates in Pokrovsk

No fewer than two hundred Moscow's troops had breached the city's defences, Kyiv said recently, while analysts concluded that others were advancing on its outskirts in a encircling movement. In his nightly speech on Sunday, Volodymyr Zelenskyy mentioned the combat in Pokrovsk and “results in the elimination of the invading forces.”

Ukrainian President Announces Enhanced Air Defense System

The president, who has been urging his partners for additional air defences to hold off Moscow's strikes, announced on this past Sunday that Ukraine had strengthened its air defense network with Berlin's assistance. “We've boosted the Patriot component of our Ukrainian air defence,” he said, referring to the advanced U.S.-made defense systems. Not offering additional details, the Ukrainian leader singled out Berlin and its leader, Friedrich Merz, for thanks.

Russian Attacks Kill Innocents, Disrupt Electricity

Moscow's drones and rockets fired at Ukraine took the lives of no fewer than six individuals, among them two children, and cut power to tens of thousands of residents, officials reported on Sunday. Moscow's military attacked the Dnipropetrovsk and Odesa regions, said the representatives of the country's chief prosecutor. The children were two boys of ages 11 and fourteen, said Ukraine’s human rights commissioner. Russia’s strikes cut power to the entire east Donetsk area as well as almost 58 thousand households in the southern Zaporizhzhia region, their governors said. Ukraine’s Eastern army group said some of its members were killed in a particular of the Russian attacks on the region.