Overview
- Zelensky raised the Tomahawk request in a closed-door meeting with President Trump at the UN in New York, according to Telegraph and Axios reporting corroborated by Ukrainian sources.
- Trump expressed a favorable view but made no binding pledge, and the United States has not announced formal approval or any deliveries.
- Ukraine’s General Staff chief Oleksandr Syrskyi says the DeepStrike campaign has hit about 85 high-value targets in under two months, disrupting fuel supplies and military-industrial activity in Russia.
- Tomahawks offer far greater range than ATACMS and HIMARS and could strike air bases, command centers, and refineries, a scenario the Kremlin views as particularly concerning.
- Kyiv reports localized gains around Pokrovsk as Russian sources claim advances nearby, and analysts caution that Tomahawks alone are unlikely to decisively alter the war.