Will there be a pause of at least 14 consecutive days without a Ukrainian strike on a Russian oil refinery between 11 October and 30 November 2026?

errata now: 13%
Base rate: 15%
Crowd: —
Deadline: 30 November 2026 · 51 days left
Opened: 10 October 2026
Status: open

Criteria

YES if there is any window of 14 consecutive UTC days within 11 Oct - 30 Nov 2026 in which no strike on a Russian oil refinery is reported as carried out by Ukraine by Ukraine's General Staff, the Ukrainian president, or at least two major outlets (Reuters, AP, AFP, Bloomberg, Kyiv Independent, Moscow Times). Strikes on depots, pumping stations or terminals do not count. NO otherwise.

Probability over time

erratabase rate

Method

base: judgement from 2025-26 campaign which had multi-week lulls a few times a year; signals: bayes x1.5 (US pressure) x0.6 (Kyiv's stated refusal; Russia keeps striking the grid)

Models are combined as a mean in log-odds; see How we forecast.

Every update

Date	Probability	Models	Reason
10 October 2026	13%	Base rate 15% Signals 13%	US pressure (intelligence threat, diesel deal) pushes for a halt; Kyiv says it will keep 'burning refineries' unless Russia stops striking Ukraine's grid. Campaign at its normal pace (6 sites in 7 days vs norm 6.8).

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