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Russia Hits Kyivstar HQ, Telecoms Targeted
27 Sep
Summary
- Russia attacked Kyivstar's headquarters on Sunday.
- Two children and an adult were wounded in a data center strike.
- About 100,000 households experienced outages due to strikes.
Russia has escalated its assault on Ukraine's critical communication infrastructure, recently targeting major data centers and the headquarters of the nation's largest mobile provider, Kyivstar. The company confirmed its head office in Kyiv was struck on Sunday, though fortunately, no casualties were reported.
These attacks are part of a broader campaign by Moscow to disrupt Ukraine's digital networks. Russia's defense ministry also claimed to have hit a data center belonging to Vodafone Ukraine, the country's second-largest mobile operator. Earlier on Sunday morning, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy reported that two data centers in Kyiv were hit twice, resulting in injuries to two children and one adult.
Beyond these direct strikes, Russia has also targeted internet providers' data centers in the past week. These actions have caused widespread service disruptions, affecting an estimated 100,000 households in Kyiv and the surrounding region, according to Ukraine's digital ministry. Officials emphasize the importance of rapid alerts for missile and drone threats, stating they are crucial for saving lives amidst this ongoing cyber warfare.
