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FormerPresident Trump remarked on Sunday that he was not really planning sending Ukrainian forces with advanced Tomahawk cruise missiles. After being asked by a reporter on his plane, he answered, “No, not currently.” Recent accounts had indicated the Pentagon informed the administration that U.S. inventories of Tomahawks were sufficient to allow this delivery.

Ukrainian Military Efforts Persist Despite Weapon Lack

Although Ukraine has been seeking Tomahawk missiles to conduct far-reaching attacks against Russia, it has still managed to conduct a effective operation using its own unmanned aerial vehicles and rockets against Russian military and key objectives, including oil depots and processing plants. This past Sunday, a Kyiv's drone attack targeted the port facility on the Black Sea, igniting a fire and harming two vessels, according to Moscow authorities. Adjacent airfields in the area also had to be shut down.

Turkish Refineries Turn to Alternative Oil Supplies

Turkey's largest oil refining facilities are increasing purchases of alternative crude in reaction to the latest international sanctions on Moscow, according to market insiders. The country is a major purchaser of Russian crude, along with China and India, but processing companies are mirroring India's example in reducing supplies.

STAR Refinery Diversifies Oil Sources

A major Turkey's refineries, SOCAR Turkey Aegean Refinery (STAR), operated by Azerbaijani company SOCAR, has lately purchased multiple shipments of crude from Iraqi, Kazakh, and additional alternative producers for year-end delivery, as per insiders. This represent approximately tens of thousands of barrels per day (bpd) of non-Russian supply, depending on shipment volume. In contrast, Russian crude made up nearly all of the STAR refinery's crude intake in recent months, totaling approximately 210 thousand bpd, based on market data. SOCAR declined to comment.

Tupras Likewise Increasing Non-Russian Purchases

Another leading Turkish oil processor – Tupras – was additionally raising purchases of non-Russian types of crude, as stated by multiple sources. Tupras was also likely to soon completely eliminate Russian crude at one of its two major Turkish refineries to maintain petroleum exports to the EU without breaching the EU’s incoming sanctions. The refiner declined to comment to a inquiry for comment.

Ukraine Sends Elite Units to Eastern City

Ukraine has sent special forces to the embattled eastern city of Pokrovsk in an attempt to repel an intense Russian offensive involving a large number of soldiers, as stated by Kyiv’s senior commander. The city, dubbed “the entrance to Donetsk,” is located on a major supply route for the Kyiv's military and has been under Russia's crosshairs for over a year as Moscow aims to control the entire east Donetsk area.

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At least two hundred Moscow's troops had breached Pokrovsk’s defensive lines, Kyiv reported last week, while military experts assessed that others were advancing on its outskirts in a encircling movement. In his evening address on this past Sunday, the Ukrainian president mentioned the combat in Pokrovsk and “successes in the elimination of the invading forces.”

Zelenskyy Announces Strengthened Air Defense System

Zelenskyy, who has been pushing his allies for additional air defences to counter Russia’s attacks, announced on Sunday that the country had reinforced its air-defence network with Germany’s support. “We have boosted the Patriot element of our Ukrainian air defense,” Zelenskyy said, referring to the sophisticated U.S.-made defense systems. Not offering additional information, the Ukrainian president singled out Berlin and its chancellor, the German chancellor, for gratitude.

Moscow's Attacks Kill Innocents, Disrupt Power

Russian drones and rockets fired at Ukraine killed no fewer than 6 individuals, including 2 children, and disrupted power to thousands of households, authorities said on Sunday. Moscow's military struck the Dnipropetrovsk and Odesa areas, said the representatives of Ukraine’s prosecutor general. The children were two boys aged 11 and fourteen, stated the nation's ombudsman. The strikes cut power to the whole east Donetsk area as well as nearly 58,000 households in the southern Zaporizhzhia region, their governors announced. The Eastern military unit said a number of its personnel were killed in a particular of the Russian strikes on Dnipropetrovsk.