# [24H] Russia Likely to Launch Follow-On Missile and Drone Barrage Against Ukrainian Cities Tonight

*Issued Tuesday, June 2, 2026 at 8:04 PM UTC — Hamer Intelligence Services Desk*

**Issued**: 2026-06-02T20:04:16.431Z (2h ago)
**Expires**: 2026-06-03T20:04:16.431Z (22h from now)
**Category**: MILITARY | **Confidence**: 70% | **Impact**: HIGH
**Risk Direction**: escalatory
**Affected Regions**: Ukraine, Russia, EU (especially Poland, Romania, Baltic states)
**Affected Assets**: European Power Futures, Ukrainian Sovereign Eurobonds, EURFX Risk Sentiment, Defense Sector Equities (European air defense manufacturers)
**Permalink**: https://hamerintel.com/data/forecasts/12176.md
**Source**: https://hamerintel.com/forecasts

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## Prediction

Within the next 24 hours, Russia is likely to conduct another large-scale missile and drone strike targeting Ukrainian urban centers and energy nodes, aiming to exploit temporarily degraded air defenses after the latest saturation wave. Civilians in Kyiv, Dnipro, and other major cities, along with Ukraine’s power grid and rail logistics, face heightened immediate risk. A renewed barrage would reinforce Kyiv’s urgent requests for additional Patriot-class systems and long-range interceptors, hardening European political support for further aid and potentially accelerating transfers of advanced air defense assets. Confirmation would come from renewed nationwide air-raid alerts, large salvo launches detected by Ukrainian and NATO sensors, and clustered impacts on energy or rail infrastructure; a clear lull accompanied by Russian propaganda declaring “mission achieved” would partially undercut this forecast.

## Drivers

- Zelensky’s explicit warning of an imminent massive Russian strike as early as tonight
- Documented launch of around 70 missiles and over 650–700 drones overnight into June 2
- Emerging Russian doctrine of multi-axis saturation strikes against Ukraine’s urban core and infrastructure