Donald Trump Says He Is Not Considering Providing Long-Range Missiles to Kyiv.

Ex-President Trump indicated on Sunday that he is not seriously contemplating supplying Ukraine with long-range Tomahawk missiles. After being asked by a journalist on his plane, he replied, “No, not at the moment.” Recent accounts had suggested the Pentagon informed the administration that U.S. stockpiles of Tomahawks were ample to enable such a delivery.

Ukrainian Military Efforts Continue Without Missile Lack

Although Ukraine has been pursuing Tomahawk missiles to carry out far-reaching strikes against Russian targets, it has nonetheless succeeded to wage a effective operation using its domestically-produced drones and missiles against Moscow's armed and key targets, including oil depots and refineries. This past Sunday, a Kyiv's airstrike struck the port facility on the Black Sea, causing a fire and harming two ships, according to Moscow officials. Adjacent Russian airports in the area also had to be closed.

Turkey Oil Plants Shift to Non-Russian Oil Supplies

Turkey's biggest oil refineries are boosting procurement of non-Russian crude in reaction to the latest western sanctions on Moscow, as reported by market insiders. Turkey is a significant purchaser of Russian crude, together with Beijing and New Delhi, but processing companies are following India's example in reducing imports.

SOCAR Turkey Refinery Diversifies Crude Procurement

One of the largest Turkish refining plants, SOCAR Turkey Aegean Refinery (STAR), operated by Azeri company SOCAR, has recently purchased multiple shipments of crude from Iraq, Kazakhstan, and additional alternative producers for December arrival, according to insiders. These purchases amount to approximately tens of thousands of barrels daily of alternative crude, depending on cargo size. In contrast, Russian crude accounted for virtually all of the plant's supply in recent months, totaling approximately 210,000 barrels per day, according to trade data. SOCAR declined to comment.

Another Major Refiner Likewise Boosting Non-Russian Purchases

Another major Turkish oil processor – Tupras refinery – was also raising acquisitions of non-Russian grades of crude, according to two insiders. The company was also expected to in the near future completely eliminate Russian crude at one of its primary major domestic refineries to continue petroleum shipments to Europe without breaching the EU’s upcoming restrictions. The refiner did not respond to a inquiry for a statement.

Ukrainian Deploys Special Forces to Pokrovsk

Ukraine has sent elite troops to the embattled eastern city of Pokrovsk in an effort to push back an fierce Moscow's offensive involving a large number of troops, according to Ukraine's senior military leader. Pokrovsk, dubbed “the gateway to Donetsk,” is located on a major logistical route for the Ukrainian army and has been under Russia's sights for more than a year as Moscow aims to seize the entire eastern Donetsk region.

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At least 200 Moscow's soldiers had breached Pokrovsk’s defences, Ukrainian officials said last week, while military experts assessed that others were closing in on its perimeter in a pincer-shaped maneuver. In his evening speech on this past Sunday, the Ukrainian president spoke of the fighting in Pokrovsk and “successes in the destruction of the invading forces.”

Ukrainian President Announces Strengthened Air Defence Network

The president, who has been urging his allies for additional air defense systems to counter Russia’s strikes, announced on Sunday that Ukraine had reinforced its air defense capabilities with Germany’s assistance. “We have strengthened the Patriot element of our national air defence,” he declared, referring to the advanced U.S.-made defense systems. Not offering additional details, the Ukrainian president specifically thanked Germany and its leader, Friedrich Merz, for gratitude.

Moscow's Attacks Kill Civilians, Disrupt Electricity

Russian unmanned aircraft and missiles targeting Ukraine took the lives of no fewer than 6 people, among them two minors, and cut electricity to tens of thousands of residents, authorities reported on this past Sunday. Russian forces attacked the Dnipropetrovsk and Odesa regions, according to the representatives of Ukraine’s prosecutor general. The victims were male minors aged eleven and 14, said Ukraine’s human rights commissioner. The attacks disrupted electricity to the whole east Donetsk region as well as almost 58,000 homes in the south Zaporizhzhia region, their governors said. The Eastern army group said some of its members were killed in a particular of the enemy attacks on the region.