# [7D] Ukraine Likely to Expand Deep-Strike Target Set to Russian Radar and Command Nodes

*Issued Friday, August 28, 2026 at 10:43 AM UTC — Hamer Intelligence Services Desk*

**Issued**: 2026-08-28T10:43:24.949Z (2h ago)
**Expires**: 2026-09-04T10:43:24.949Z (7d from now)
**Category**: MILITARY | **Confidence**: 65% | **Impact**: HIGH
**Risk Direction**: escalatory
**Affected Regions**: Crimea, Southern Russia, Occupied Donetsk and Luhansk regions, Central Ukraine
**Affected Assets**: Russian air-defense radar installations, Russian command and control facilities, Ukrainian long-range drone and missile stockpiles
**Permalink**: https://hamerintel.com/data/forecasts/22573.md
**Source**: https://hamerintel.com/forecasts

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## Prediction

Within seven days, Ukraine is likely to complement refinery and bomber-base attacks with more systematic strikes on Russian radar, air-defense, and command posts near occupied Ukraine and Crimea. Disrupting these nodes would aim to open corridors for drone and missile raids deeper into Russia and degrade Russian battlefield awareness. This evolution raises the chance of Russia retaliating with escalatory strikes on Ukrainian decision-making centers or critical infrastructure further west. Confirmation would be successful hits on radar facilities like Olenivka replicated elsewhere; unexpectedly robust Russian air defense defeating such attempts would dampen this trajectory.

## Drivers

- Recent Ukrainian strikes on Olenivka radar site and Russian HQs in Donetsk
- Demonstrated Ukrainian capability to hit Engels and deep refineries
- Sustained trend: precision drone warfare reshaping the theater