Russia escalates strikes on Ukraine's data centres and internet infrastructure
Zelensky says Russia has widened attacks targeting civilian data centres and internet providers to disrupt ordinary life.
What to know
- Russia has intensified strikes on Ukraine's data centres and internet infrastructure, killing at least four civilians in a single Friday strike on a Kyiv business centre and causing outages affecting 100,000 households.
- Ukraine designates data centres as critical civilian infrastructure essential for life-saving communications and daily functioning, rejecting Russia's claim they are military targets.
- Russia's defence ministry confirmed a multi-day campaign against telecoms and data processing centres, as part of broader winter offensive targeting energy and rail networks.
- Ukrainian firms are moving data abroad and officials are mobilising protective measures, though Ukraine emphasises its decentralised network will prevent complete internet loss.
Data centre targeting reveals vulnerability; future infrastructure should be hardened or moved underground.
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“maybe in future countries will need to move to constructing datacenters deep underground to protect them. Probably more expensive, but I imagine still cheaper than building data centers in space.”
logicchains · Hacker News ↗
Questions about war tactics—why aren't simultaneous strikes deployed if capability exists?
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“if they can hit these data centers and refineries and stuff why don't they do it all at once? Wouldn't it make sense to hit every target at the same time and cause as much non-collateral damage as possible at once. Why is it spaced out?”
dyauspitr · Hacker News ↗
Volodymyr Zelensky President of UkraineRussia's Defence Ministry Russian military command
Andrii Sybiha Ukraine's Foreign MinisterSerhii Beskrestnov Zelensky's adviser on defence technologies
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Zelensky announces additional protective measures for data centres
Following a meeting with Ukraine's top defence and security officials, Zelensky announced 'additional decisions' had been made to protect data centres and critical communications facilities. Datagroup, operator of the struck facility, reported all services continue to operate from backup sites.
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first by HN Frontpage, 22h ago · also BBC
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News like this getting posted and then echoes in meaningless reactionary commentary of clueless or otherwise motivated usernames is not gonna fly on my watch.“It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal.” - Henry Kissinger“Were there not an Israel, the US would have to invent an Israel to protect our interests in…
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Seeing EU hating data centers, tech and AI so much, would almost expect them to subsidize these actions.
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Russia confirms multi-day campaign against telecoms infrastructure
Russia's defence ministry disclosed it has targeted multiple data processing and telecommunications centres over recent days, including New-Telco, United DC, Kyivstar, and Parkovyi, as part of broader intensification of strikes on energy and railway infrastructure ahead of winter.
“The Russians are constantly expanding their escalation operation: American and other businesses, data centres, internet providers – for Russia, all ordinary life is simply a target.”
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At this point in time I think a few key observations should be clear:- Putin wages an invasion, with the primary goal to occupy territory. This is what they officially say too, bla bla bla Ukraine should give up Donbass etc... bla bla bla.- At the same time, Putin also wages a genocide. This is in many ways similar to other wars, e. g. Israel…
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🇷🇺 🇺🇦 President Volodymyr Zelensky says # Russia has widened its attacks to target # Ukraine 's data centres and internet providers, seeking to cause maximum disruption for ordinary people. https://www. bbc.com/news/articles/c84gkwgk 7d06o
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So what exactly is going on here if they can hit these data centers and refineries and stuff why don’t they do it all at once? I’m talking about both sides. Wouldn’t it make sense to hit every target at the same time and cause as much non-collateral damage as possible at once. Why is it spaced out? Like if Kiev can hit targets in Moscow why not…
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Foreign Minister designates data centres as critical civilian infrastructure — Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha characterised data centre targeting as attacks on 'life-saving information' and critical civilian infrastructure essential to keeping everyday life functioning, particularly for rapid missile and drone threat alerts that save lives.
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Zelensky frames data centre attacks as targeting ordinary civilian life — In a Friday social media post, Zelensky stated Russia is expanding attacks on data centres, internet providers, and businesses, with all ordinary life becoming a target. He called for international response to Russia's 'terror.'
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Russian drone strikes Kyiv data centre; at least 7 dead, 59 injured — A Russian drone hit the Inkom business centre housing Datagroup data centre in Kyiv, killing at least four people in that strike and a separate attack killing a 14-year-old Israeli citizen. Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko later reported seven deaths and 59 injured from overnight Russian attacks. Russia's defence ministry confirmed the strike, claiming the Datagroup facility was used by Ukrainian military intelligence.
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Ukraine adviser acknowledges disruptions but emphasises network resilience — Serhii Beskrestnov, Zelensky's top adviser on defence technologies, admitted there may be local disruptions and rising internet service costs, but stressed Ukraine's decentralised network would ensure continuous access.
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Russia strikes data centres; 100,000 households lose internet — Russian attacks on data centres in Kyiv caused internet outages affecting approximately 100,000 households in the capital and surrounding region on Wednesday.
Also covered reported alongside — the timeline has no entry for these yet
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With this and the data center destruction in the Gulf, maybe in future countries will need to move to constructing datacenters deep underground to protect them. Probably more expensive, but I imagine still cheaper than building data centers in space.
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Even Russia would be better off today if we'd given Ukraine the tools to beat them back a couple of years ago.
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Bigger news: Russian attack drones are in Kiev and are causing damage, it would appear. Have they gained ground and are they moving forward towards the city?