# [7D] Ukraine increases frequency of deep strikes on Russian energy infrastructure including refineries and depots

*Issued Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 1:27 AM UTC — Hamer Intelligence Services Desk*

**Issued**: 2026-05-19T01:27:59.962Z (5h ago)
**Expires**: 2026-05-26T01:27:59.962Z (7d from now)
**Category**: MILITARY | **Confidence**: 72% | **Impact**: HIGH
**Risk Direction**: escalatory
**Affected Regions**: Western Russia, Black Sea, Baltic Sea, Ukraine
**Affected Assets**: Russian refineries (e.g., Ryazan, other major plants), Oil storage and logistics nodes, Russian domestic fuel supply and export flows
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**Source**: https://hamerintel.com/forecasts

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## Prediction

Over the next seven days, Ukraine is likely to conduct additional long-range drone and missile strikes against Russian energy infrastructure, building on the successful Ryazan operation. Targets may include other major refineries, storage depots, and potentially maritime fuel facilities in the Black Sea region, seeking to curtail Russia’s military logistics and export revenues. Kyiv will calibrate actions to avoid overt attacks on third-country tankers but may edge closer to threatening tanker propulsion in the Black and Baltic Seas.

## Drivers

- Confirmed severe damage at Ryazan refinery from prior Ukrainian strike
- Emerging and escalation trends indicating mutually intensifying long-range strike campaigns
- Public statement by a senior Ukrainian weapons designer about capability to blockade Russian oil exports via tanker propulsion strikes
- Russia’s ongoing deep strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure