# Ukraine Drone Strikes Hit Deep in Russia, Testing Energy Security and Air Defenses

*Thursday, August 13, 2026 at 6:07 AM UTC — Hamer Intelligence Services Desk*

**Published**: 2026-08-13T06:07:45.436Z (3h ago)
**Category**: conflict | **Region**: Eastern Europe
**Importance**: 9/10
**Sources**: OSINT
**Permalink**: https://hamerintel.com/data/articles/14169.md
**Source**: https://hamerintel.com/summaries

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**Deck**: Ukrainian forces are striking oil infrastructure and logistics hubs deep inside Russia, as Moscow claims to have downed hundreds of drones over multiple regions and seas overnight. The campaign turns refineries and warehouses from industrial assets into front-line targets, with civilians and energy markets caught in the middle.

Russia’s energy and industrial heartland is increasingly within range of Ukraine’s war, as a wave of reported drone strikes on 13 August targeted an oil refinery and logistics hubs hundreds of kilometers from the front, forcing Russian air defenses to stretch across vast territory and raising new questions about how long Moscow can shield its critical infrastructure. Russia’s Defense Ministry said overnight that its air defense systems shot down 362 Ukrainian drones over multiple regions and over the Black and Azov Seas. The figures could not be independently verified, but they reflect the scale of what both sides now describe as regular long-range drone exchanges. Russian officials said the "Kyiv…

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