Russia targets data centres that support Ukraine’s internet and mobile networks
Russia has expanded its attacks in Ukraine to data centres housing equipment for internet providers, government services, banks and other digital systems. Over the past week, strikes on buildings concentrating vital telecoms infrastructure have become part of the campaign.
Russia has expanded its attacks in Ukraine to data centres housing equipment for internet providers, government services, banks and other digital systems.
Over the past week, Russian forces have targeted buildings where vital telecommunications infrastructure is concentrated. The attacks add data centres to a campaign that has also struck energy infrastructure and logistics hubs.
The strikes could affect systems supporting internet and mobile communications, but the source does not report specific outages, the scale of damage or the number of sites hit.
The report also identifies government services, banks and other digital systems as users of equipment housed in the targeted facilities. It provides no further details about the locations or any subsequent steps.
What we know
- Russia has expanded its strikes to data centres supporting internet providers, government services and banks.
- Buildings concentrating vital telecommunications infrastructure were targeted over the past week.
- The campaign has also hit energy infrastructure and logistics hubs.
- The source does not specify damage levels or whether communications outages occurred.
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