Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump says he won’t sell Tomahawks to Kyiv for now after Putin threats

Ukraine’s military said on Monday it hit an oil refinery in Russia’s Saratov region overnight, adding that a successful strike and resulting fire had been recorded on one of the refining facilities.

The military also said it had hit Russian military logistical facilities in the occupied region of Luhansk.

Russia has launched 150 drones and missiles at Ukraine in its latest overnight attack.

Three “Kinzhal” aeroballistic missiles, four Iskander-M ballistic missiles, and five S-300/S-400 surface-to-air guided missiles were launched from Lipetsk, Crimea and Kursk, as well as 138 Shahed and Gerbera drones.

Ukraine’s defence forces were able to shoot down and suppress 116 targets. Missile hits and 20 strike UAVs were recorded at 11 different locations.

An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 struck the south-east coast of Russia’s Kamchatka region on Monday, the United States Geological Survey said.

The quake was at a depth of 24 km (14.91 miles), USGS said.

GFZ had earlier pegged the earthquake at 6.4 magnitude.

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has thanked Germany and Europe for the arrival of more Patriots for their air defence system amid news that Donald Trump would not provide the much-coveted Tomahawks.

He shared on social media last night: “Today, we can already say there is a good result for our air defense – Ukraine now has more Patriots. I thank Chancellor Merz, I thank Germany, and everyone who helps – our agreements have been fulfilled.

“More Patriots are now in Ukraine and being put into operation. Of course, more systems are needed to protect key infrastructure sites and our cities across the entire territory of Ukraine, and we will continue working to obtain them – not only at the political level with states and leaders but also directly with manufacturers of all necessary air defense systems and missiles for them.”

Russian prime minister Mikhail Mishustin has arrived in China for a two-day visit that includes meetings with president Xi Jinping and premier Li Qiang.

The visit is seen by Moscow as “very important”, focusing on economic, industrial, and technological cooperation at a time when the two countries are facing rising Western pressure and sanctions.

“We expect prime minister Mikhail Mishustin will be received by Chinese president Xi Jinping. This is also a mutual tradition in bilateral relations,” a Kremlin spokesman said, according to the Russian news agency TASS.

“Therefore, we are, of course, looking forward to this visit and attach great importance to it.”

A pair of new polls on Sunday suggest that Donald Trump and the Republican Party are fumbling their management of the U.S. economy, immigration system, and other issues where the president once held key advantages over Democrats.

The surveys come as a federal government shutdown is entering its second month this week, with no end in sight and the House of Representatives still out of session. Lawmakers on Capitol Hill seem little closer to breaking a stalemate over reopening the government, with Democrats refusing to give Republicans votes to do so unless subsidies for health care plans passed under the Biden administration are extended.

The Ukrainian Air Force is reporting that Russian forces have fired 150 drones and missiles at Ukraine in an overnight attack.

With attacks still ongoing, the extent of the damage remains unclear.

Among the missiles and drones were 5 S-300/S-400 surface-to-air guided missiles, 4 Iskander-M ballistic missiles, 3 Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles, and 138 drones, the force said according to Ukrainska Pravda.

Ukrainian air defences destroyed or jammed one of the Kinzhal missiles and 115 Russian drones over northern, southern and eastern Ukraine.

Hits have been recorded by 20 unmanned aerial vehicles in 11 locations.

Russia has sent prime minister Mikhail Mishustin for a two-day visit to China on Monday, a trip the Kremlin is haling as very significant.

Mishustin is set to meet directly with Chinese president Xi Jinping on Tuesday, Tass news agency reported, one day after a meeting the country;s premier, Li Qiang.

They are expected to discuss trade and economic ties, transport and industrial cooperation, enhanced energy partnerships and expanded collaboration in advanced technology and agriculture.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the talks were of “great importance”, but devlined to say whether Vladimir Putin would sent a message to Xi via Mishustin.

It is the latest step in a continually deepening relationship between Beijing and Moscow, after the two presidents signed a ‘no limits’ partnership in February 2022, shortly before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Since then, Moscow has turned to Beijing to mitigate the impact of Western sanctions, highlighting record bilateral trade, increased settlements in yuan and deepening energy cooperation.