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FormerPresident Trump stated on Sunday that he is not seriously considering providing Ukrainian forces with advanced Tomahawk missiles. In response to a query by a reporter aboard Air Force One, he answered, “No, not at the moment.” Earlier reports had claimed the Pentagon informed the White House that American inventories of Tomahawks were sufficient to allow this delivery.

Ukrainian Military Actions Continue Without Weapon Shortage

Although Ukrainian forces has been seeking Tomahawk missiles to execute long-range attacks against Russia, it has still succeeded to conduct a successful operation using its own drones and rockets against Moscow's military and strategic targets, such as oil depots and refineries. On Sunday, a Ukrainian airstrike hit the port facility on the coast, causing a blaze and damaging two ships, as stated by Russian authorities. Adjacent airfields in the region also had to be shut down.

Turkish Refineries Shift to Non-Russian Oil Supplies

Turkey's largest oil refineries are boosting purchases of alternative crude in response to the recent international sanctions on Russia, as reported by industry insiders. Turkey is a major buyer of oil from Russia, along with China and New Delhi, but refiners are mirroring India's example in reducing supplies.

STAR Refinery Diversifies Oil Sources

One of the largest Turkey's refineries, SOCAR Turkey Aegean Refinery (STAR), owned by Azeri company SOCAR, has lately purchased four cargoes of crude from Iraq, Kazakh, and additional alternative suppliers for December delivery, as per insiders. This represent approximately 77,000 to 129,000 barrels daily of alternative crude, depending on shipment volume. In contrast, Russian crude accounted for nearly the entirety of the plant's supply in recent months, totaling about 210 thousand bpd, based on market information. SOCAR refused to comment.

Another Major Refiner Likewise Boosting Alternative Buys

Another leading Turkey's oil processor – Tupras refinery – was also raising acquisitions of non-Russian grades of crude, according to two insiders. Tupras was also expected to soon entirely eliminate Russian crude at a key facility of its two main domestic refineries to continue fuel shipments to Europe without breaching the European Union's upcoming sanctions. The refiner declined to comment to a inquiry for a statement.

Ukrainian Deploys Special Forces to Eastern City

Kyiv has sent elite troops to the embattled eastern city of Pokrovsk in an effort to push back an intense Russian offensive involving a large number of troops, according to Ukraine's top commander. The city, called “the entrance to Donetsk,” lies on a major logistical route for the Ukrainian army and has been in Moscow’s crosshairs for more than a twelve months as Moscow aims to control the entire east Donetsk area.

Recent Updates in Pokrovsk

No fewer than 200 Moscow's troops had penetrated Pokrovsk’s defences, Ukrainian officials reported last week, while military experts concluded that additional forces were closing in on its perimeter in a encircling maneuver. In his evening address on this past Sunday, Volodymyr Zelenskyy mentioned the combat in the city and “successes in the destruction of the invading forces.”

Zelenskyy Reveals Enhanced Air Defence System

The president, who has been pushing his partners for additional air defense systems to counter Moscow's strikes, announced on this past Sunday that the country had reinforced its air-defence network with Berlin's assistance. “We've boosted the Patriot element of our national air defence,” he said, mentioning the advanced U.S.-made defense systems. Without providing further information, the Ukrainian leader specifically thanked Berlin and its leader, Friedrich Merz, for gratitude.

Moscow's Attacks Claim Innocents, Disrupt Power

Moscow's unmanned aircraft and missiles targeting Ukraine took the lives of no fewer than six individuals, including 2 minors, and cut electricity to thousands of residents, authorities reported on Sunday. Moscow's military struck the Dnipropetrovsk and Odesa regions, according to the office of the country's prosecutor general. The children were two boys of ages eleven and 14, said the nation's ombudsman. The strikes cut power to the whole eastern Donetsk area as well as nearly 58 thousand homes in the southern Zaporizhzhia region, their governors announced. The Vostok army group said a number of its personnel were killed in a particular of the enemy strikes on Dnipropetrovsk.