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FormerPresident Trump stated on Sunday that he was not actively contemplating sending Ukraine with long-range Tomahawk missiles. When questioned by a reporter aboard Air Force One, he replied, “No, not currently.” Earlier accounts had indicated the Pentagon informed the White House that U.S. inventories of Tomahawks were ample to enable this transfer.

Ukraine's Defense Actions Continue Despite Missile Shortage

Although Ukraine has been requesting Tomahawk missiles to carry out far-reaching attacks against Russian targets, it has still managed to wage a effective campaign using its domestically-produced drones and missiles against Moscow's armed and key objectives, including oil depots and refineries. On Sunday, a Kyiv's airstrike targeted the Tuapse oil port on the Black Sea, causing a blaze and damaging two vessels, according to Russian authorities. Nearby airfields in the region also had to be closed.

Turkey Refineries Turn to Non-Russian Oil Sources

Ankara's biggest oil refineries are increasing purchases of non-Russian crude in reaction to the latest international restrictions on Russia, as reported by industry sources. Turkey is a major purchaser of Russian crude, along with Beijing and New Delhi, but processing companies are mirroring New Delhi's lead in cutting back imports.

STAR Plant Expands Crude Procurement

One of the largest Turkey's refineries, SOCAR Turkey Aegean Refinery (STAR), operated by Azerbaijani company SOCAR, has lately purchased multiple shipments of crude from Iraqi, Kazakhstan, and additional alternative suppliers for December delivery, as per insiders. These purchases represent approximately 77,000 to 129,000 barrels daily of alternative supply, varying by cargo size. In contrast, oil from Russia accounted for virtually all of the STAR refinery's crude intake in recent months, amounting to about 210,000 barrels per day, based on market information. SOCAR refused to comment.

Tupras Likewise Increasing Non-Russian Buys

Another leading Turkish oil processor – Tupras refinery – was additionally raising purchases of non-Russian types of crude, according to two sources. The company was also expected to soon completely phase out Russian crude at a key facility of its two main domestic refineries to maintain fuel exports to Europe without breaching the EU’s incoming restrictions. Tupras declined to comment to a inquiry for a statement.

Ukrainian Sends Elite Units to Eastern City

Ukraine has deployed elite troops to the heavily contested east city of Pokrovsk in an effort to push back an intense Moscow's assault involving thousands of troops, according to Ukraine's senior military leader. Pokrovsk, dubbed “the entrance to Donetsk,” lies on a major logistical route for the Kyiv's army and has been in Moscow’s crosshairs for over a twelve months as Moscow pushes to seize the entire east Donetsk region.

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At least two hundred Moscow's soldiers had penetrated Pokrovsk’s defensive lines, Kyiv said last week, while analysts concluded that additional forces were advancing on its perimeter in a pincer-shaped maneuver. In his evening address on Sunday, the Ukrainian president spoke of the combat in Pokrovsk and “results in the elimination of the occupiers.”

Zelenskyy Reveals Strengthened Air Defense Network

The president, who has been pushing his allies for additional air defences to hold off Moscow's strikes, stated on this past Sunday that Ukraine had strengthened its air defense capabilities with Germany’s support. “We've strengthened the U.S.-made Patriot element of our national air defense,” he said, referring to the sophisticated American air-defence systems. Not offering further details, the Ukraine's leader specifically thanked Berlin and its leader, the German chancellor, for gratitude.

Moscow's Attacks Claim Innocents, Cut Power

Moscow's unmanned aircraft and missiles targeting Ukrainian territory took the lives of no fewer than six people, among them 2 children, and cut electricity to tens of thousands of households, authorities said on this past Sunday. Russian forces attacked the Dnipropetrovsk and Odesa areas, according to the office of Ukraine’s prosecutor general. The children were two boys of ages eleven and 14, said the nation's human rights commissioner. Russia’s attacks cut electricity to the whole east Donetsk region as well as almost 58 thousand homes in the southern Zaporizhzhia region, their local leaders announced. Ukraine’s Vostok army group said some of its personnel were killed in a particular of the Russian strikes on the region.