# [24H] Continued localized combat and drone strikes on Ukraine frontlines

*Issued Monday, May 11, 2026 at 8:44 PM UTC — Hamer Intelligence Services Desk*

**Issued**: 2026-05-11T20:44:43.224Z (4h ago)
**Expires**: 2026-05-12T20:44:43.224Z (20h from now)
**Category**: MILITARY | **Confidence**: 80% | **Impact**: HIGH
**Risk Direction**: escalatory
**Affected Regions**: Kharkiv region, Sumy region, Dnipropetrovsk region, Zaporizhzhia region, Donetsk region
**Affected Assets**: Ukrainian power and logistics infrastructure, Local rail and road nodes, Regional agricultural storage and export facilities near frontlines
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**Source**: https://hamerintel.com/forecasts

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## Prediction

Within the next 24 hours, ground fighting in Ukraine is likely to persist at medium intensity in the Kharkiv, Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, and Zaporizhzhia sectors, with incremental frontline shifts but no major breakthrough. Both sides will continue heavy use of FPV and loitering munitions as part of a drone-saturated attrition campaign, including strikes on troop concentrations and logistics nodes. Russia will likely maintain missile and Shahed drone attacks against Ukrainian infrastructure and communities in Dnipropetrovsk and other frontline-adjacent regions, while Ukraine conducts precision strikes, including possible further MiG-29-delivered Western munitions, on Russian positions and depots. The visible anti-corruption operation in Kyiv will not significantly affect command-and-control on the front within this timeframe, though it may briefly distract political leadership. Overall, tactical momentum will remain localized, with attritional losses accumulating on both sides.

## Drivers

- Recent reporting of resumed fighting as the ceasefire ended in multiple regions
- Recent Russian missile and FPV drone attacks and Ukrainian downing of multiple Shahed drones
- Trend of drone-saturated attrition warfare in the Russia–Ukraine conflict
- Recent Germany–Ukraine joint drone production deal reinforcing ongoing drone-heavy operations