# [24H] Ukrainian Long-Range Drone and Missile Raids Intensify Against Russian Refineries and Tanker Fleet

*Issued Thursday, July 9, 2026 at 4:28 PM UTC — Hamer Intelligence Services Desk*

**Issued**: 2026-07-09T16:28:24.389Z (2h ago)
**Expires**: 2026-07-10T16:28:24.389Z (22h from now)
**Category**: MILITARY | **Confidence**: 76% | **Impact**: HIGH
**Risk Direction**: escalatory
**Affected Regions**: Saratov region, Azov Sea, Black Sea, Donetsk and Bryansk regions
**Affected Assets**: Russian oil refineries, Shadow tanker fleet, Rail logistics to Black Sea ports
**Permalink**: https://hamerintel.com/data/forecasts/16483.md
**Source**: https://hamerintel.com/forecasts

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## Prediction

Ukraine is likely to maintain or slightly increase its tempo of long-range drone and missile strikes on Russian refineries and Azov/Black Sea logistics within the next day, seeking to exploit demonstrated vulnerabilities at Saratov and Kerch. Expect additional hit-and-run drone waves against shadow fleet tankers, port fuel depots, and rail nodes feeding the Black Sea. This will further strain Russian domestic fuel supply, complicate export logistics, and raise Russian incentives to retaliate against Ukrainian energy infrastructure and Western commercial links. Confirmation would be fresh verified fires or shutdowns at Russian fuel assets and maritime damage claims; disconfirmation would be a sudden Ukrainian operational pause or documented munitions shortage.

## Drivers

- Recent Ukrainian strikes knocked out Saratov refinery (2.2% of Russian capacity)
- Thirty-five Russian tankers and support vessels targeted over 96 hours with Kerch tank farm destroyed
- Emerging trend of mutual deep strikes on fuel and logistics systems
- Ukraine ramping deep-strike drone campaign noted in trends