🔗 Share this article Donald Trump States He Isn't Contemplating Providing Tomahawk Missiles to Kyiv. Ex-President Trump indicated on Sunday that he was not seriously contemplating supplying Ukraine with long-range Tomahawk missiles. After being asked by a journalist aboard his plane, he responded, “No, not at the moment.” Earlier reports had suggested the U.S. Department of Defense told the administration that U.S. stockpiles of Tomahawks were adequate to enable such a transfer. Ukraine's Military Actions Continue Despite Missile Shortage While Ukraine has been pursuing Tomahawk missiles to carry out long-range attacks against Russian targets, it has still succeeded to conduct a successful campaign using its own unmanned aerial vehicles and missiles against Moscow's military and strategic objectives, such as oil depots and processing plants. On Sunday, a Kyiv's airstrike hit the Tuapse oil port on the Black Sea, igniting a blaze and harming two ships, as stated by Moscow officials. Nearby Russian airports in the region also had to be shut down. Turkey Refineries Turn to Non-Russian Oil Supplies Turkey's biggest oil refineries are increasing procurement of alternative crude in response to the recent western restrictions on Russia, as reported by industry insiders. The country is a significant buyer of Russian crude, together with Beijing and New Delhi, but refiners are following India's example in cutting back supplies. SOCAR Turkey Refinery Diversifies Oil Procurement A major Turkey's refineries, the STAR refinery, owned by Azeri company SOCAR, has recently purchased four cargoes of crude from Iraqi, Kazakh, and additional alternative suppliers for December arrival, as per insiders. This amount to roughly tens of thousands of barrels daily of non-Russian crude, depending on cargo size. In contrast, Russian crude accounted for nearly the entirety of the plant's crude intake in October and September, totaling about 210,000 bpd, according to trade data. SOCAR declined to provide a statement. Another Major Refiner Likewise Boosting Non-Russian Buys Another major Turkey's refiner – Tupras – was also increasing acquisitions of alternative grades of crude, according to two sources. The company was furthermore likely to soon completely eliminate Russian crude at a key facility of its two main domestic refineries to continue fuel shipments to Europe without violating the European Union's upcoming sanctions. Tupras declined to comment to a inquiry for comment. Ukrainian Sends Special Forces to Eastern City Kyiv has sent special forces to the heavily contested east city of Pokrovsk in an attempt to push back an intense Moscow's assault involving a large number of troops, according to Kyiv’s senior commander. Pokrovsk, called “the gateway to Donetsk,” lies on a major logistical route for the Kyiv's army and has been under Russia's sights for more than a year as Russia aims to seize the whole east Donetsk area. Latest Developments in Pokrovsk No fewer than 200 Russian soldiers had penetrated the city's defences, Ukrainian officials said recently, while analysts assessed that others were closing in on its outskirts in a encircling maneuver. In his nightly address on Sunday, the Ukrainian president spoke of the combat in Pokrovsk and “results in the destruction of the invading forces.” Ukrainian President Announces Enhanced Air Defence System The president, who has been pushing his partners for more air defences to counter Moscow's attacks, stated on this past Sunday that the country had reinforced its air-defence network with Berlin's assistance. “We've boosted the Patriot element of our national air defense,” Zelenskyy declared, referring to the advanced American air-defence systems. Not providing further details, the Ukraine's president singled out Berlin and its chancellor, the German chancellor, for thanks. Russian Attacks Kill Civilians, Cut Electricity Russian unmanned aircraft and rockets fired at Ukrainian territory took the lives of no fewer than 6 individuals, including 2 children, and cut power to tens of thousands of residents, authorities reported on this past Sunday. Russian forces struck the Dnipropetrovsk and Odesa areas, said the representatives of the country's prosecutor general. The victims were male minors aged 11 and fourteen, stated the nation's ombudsman. The attacks disrupted electricity to the entire east Donetsk area as well as almost 58,000 households in the south Zaporizhzhia region, their local leaders said. The Vostok military unit confirmed some of its members were killed in a particular of the Russian strikes on Dnipropetrovsk.