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Russia hits Ukraine's largest mobile provider, strikes data centres

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On September 27, Russia attacked Kyivstar, Ukraine’s largest mobile provider, hitting its headquarters in Kyiv without causing casualties. Additionally, Russian forces targeted a data center belonging to Vodafone Ukraine and another facility that injured three people near Kyiv. Over the past week, Moscow has struck multiple Ukrainian data centers, affecting about 100,000 households' internet access according to Ukraine’s digital ministry. Ukraine’s foreign minister highlighted the importance of rapid alerts for missile threats in saving lives amid Russia's attempts to disrupt information flow.
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On September 27, Russia attacked the headquarters of Kyivstar, Ukraine's largest mobile service provider, according to the company. The Russian defense ministry also claimed it hit a data center belonging to Vodafone Ukraine, the second-largest cell network provider. Kyivstar reported no casualties at its head office in Kyiv, but Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy stated that Russia had struck a data center in Kyiv twice on Sunday morning, injuring two children and an adult. Over the past week, Russian strikes have caused internet service outages for about 100,000 households in Kyiv and surrounding areas, according to Ukraine's digital ministry. The Ukrainian foreign minister emphasized that disrupting major data centers aims to hinder information flow, highlighting the importance of rapid alerts for saving lives during missile and drone threats.

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Russia hits Ukraine's largest mobile provider, strikes data centres KYIV, Sept 27 - Russia hit the headquarters of Kyivstar, Ukraine's largest mobile service provider on Sunday, the company told local media, as Moscow continued a bombardment of Ukrainian data centres and communications infrastructure.
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2026-09-27 · The Straits Times
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Claims (8 extracted, 1 hedged)

Russia hits Ukraine's largest mobile provider, strikes data centres KYIV, Sept 27 - Russia hit the headquarters of Kyivstar, Ukraine's largest mobile service provider on Sunday, the company told local media, as Moscow continued a bombardment of Ukrainian data centres and communications infrastructure. asserted
Moscow → hit → centres
Kyivstar told Interfax Ukraine news agency that its head office in Kyiv had been hit, but there were no casualties. asserted
office → tell → Kyiv
Russia's defence ministry also said on Sunday it hit a data centre belonging to Vodafone Ukraine, the country's second-largest cell network provider. asserted
it → say → provider
Vodafone Ukraine did not respond to a request for comment. asserted
Ukraine → respond → comment
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russia struck a data centre in Kyiv twice on Sunday morning, wounding two children and an adult. asserted
Russia → say → children
Moscow has also hit data centres belonging to Ukrainian internet providers over the past week, causing service outages to about 100,000 households in Kyiv and the surrounding region, according to Ukraine's digital ministry. uncertain
Moscow → hit → ministry
"Russia has targeted major Ukrainian data centres, seeking to disrupt the flow of information. asserted
Russia → target → information
Rapid alerts about missile and drone threats are essential - they save lives," Ukraine's foreign minister Andrii Sybiha wrote on X on Wednesday. asserted
minister → save → Wednesday
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