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FormerPresident Trump remarked this past Sunday that he was not actively contemplating supplying Ukraine with advanced Tomahawk missiles. In response to a query by a reporter on Air Force One, he answered, “No, not at the moment.” Recent reports had indicated the U.S. Department of Defense informed the administration that American stockpiles of Tomahawks were adequate to enable such a delivery.

Ukrainian Military Efforts Continue Without Missile Lack

While Ukraine has been seeking Tomahawk missiles to conduct far-reaching attacks against Russia, it has nonetheless succeeded to conduct a effective campaign using its domestically-produced unmanned aerial vehicles and missiles against Russian armed and strategic objectives, including oil depots and processing plants. This past Sunday, a Kyiv's airstrike targeted the port facility on the coast, igniting a blaze and harming two ships, as stated by Russian officials. Adjacent Russian airports in the area also had to be closed.

Turkey Oil Plants Shift to Alternative Oil Sources

Ankara's biggest oil refining facilities are increasing purchases of non-Russian crude in reaction to the latest international restrictions on Moscow, according to industry insiders. Turkey is a major purchaser of Russian crude, along with China and India, but processing companies are mirroring India's lead in reducing supplies.

SOCAR Turkey Plant Expands Oil Sources

A major Turkish refining plants, SOCAR Turkey Aegean Refinery (STAR), operated by Azeri company SOCAR, has lately purchased multiple shipments of crude from Iraqi, Kazakhstan, and other alternative suppliers for year-end arrival, as per sources. This amount to roughly 77,000 to 129,000 barrels daily of non-Russian crude, varying by cargo size. In contrast, oil from Russia made up virtually the entirety of the STAR refinery's supply in October and September, totaling about 210,000 bpd, based on trade information. SOCAR declined to comment.

Another Major Refiner Also Boosting Non-Russian Purchases

Another leading Turkish refiner – Tupras – was also raising acquisitions of alternative types of crude, as stated by multiple sources. The company was furthermore likely to soon completely eliminate Russian crude at a key facility of its primary major Turkish refineries to continue petroleum exports to the EU without violating the European Union's upcoming sanctions. The refiner declined to comment to a inquiry for a statement.

Ukrainian Deploys Special Forces to Pokrovsk

Kyiv has deployed special forces to the heavily contested east city of Pokrovsk in an effort to push back an fierce Moscow's assault comprising thousands of soldiers, as stated by Ukraine's senior commander. The city, dubbed “the entrance to Donetsk,” lies on a key logistical line for the Ukrainian army and has been under Russia's sights for more than a twelve months as Moscow aims to seize the whole east Donetsk region.

Latest Developments in the City

At least two hundred Moscow's troops had breached Pokrovsk’s defensive lines, Kyiv said recently, while military experts concluded that others were advancing on its perimeter in a encircling movement. In his evening address on this past Sunday, the Ukrainian president mentioned the fighting in Pokrovsk and “results in the elimination of the invading forces.”

Zelenskyy Reveals Enhanced Air Defence Network

The president, who has been urging his partners for more air defences to counter Moscow's strikes, announced on this past Sunday that Ukraine had strengthened its air defense network with Germany’s assistance. “We have boosted the Patriot element of our Ukrainian air defense,” Zelenskyy said, mentioning the advanced U.S.-made air-defence systems. Without offering further information, the Ukraine's president singled out Berlin and its leader, the German chancellor, for gratitude.

Moscow's Strikes Claim Innocents, Disrupt Power

Moscow's unmanned aircraft and rockets fired at Ukrainian territory killed no fewer than 6 individuals, including two children, and disrupted electricity to tens of thousands of households, officials reported on this past Sunday. Moscow's military attacked the Dnipropetrovsk and Odesa areas, said the representatives of Ukraine’s chief prosecutor. The children were male minors of ages eleven and fourteen, said Ukraine’s human rights commissioner. Russia’s attacks cut electricity to the entire eastern Donetsk area as well as almost 58 thousand homes in the south Zaporizhzhia region, their local leaders said. Ukraine’s Vostok military unit confirmed some of its members were killed in one of the Russian attacks on the region.