Published: · Region: European Russia · Category: Forecast

Ukraine Sustains Deep-Strike Campaign on Russian Refineries and Military Infrastructure

Theater: European Russia
Time horizon: 7d
Published: 2026-05-22
Moderate confidence (75%)
Risk direction: escalatory · Impact: HIGH

Executive summary

Over the next seven days, Ukraine is likely to conduct additional long-range drone and missile strikes against Russian refining capacity and military assets, including targets in European Russia and potentially the Caspian region. The repeated attack on the Yaroslavl refinery and confirmed hit on the corvette Tucha at Kaspiysk demonstrate both capability and intent to degrade Russia’s energy exports and cruise-missile platforms. Russia will respond with enhanced air defense deployments, dispersal of high-value naval and refining assets, and retaliatory strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure.

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