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

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Russia attacked Kyivstar, Ukraine's largest mobile service provider, hitting its headquarters in Kyiv on Sunday, September 27, 2026, with no reported casualties. The same day, Russia also targeted a data center belonging to Vodafone Ukraine and another data center near Kyiv, injuring three civilians according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Over the past week, Russian strikes have affected around 100,000 households by disrupting internet services in Kyiv and its vicinity, as reported by Ukraine’s Digital Ministry.
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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 hit the headquarters of Kyivstar, Ukraine’s largest mobile service provider on Sunday (September 27, 2026), the company told local media, as Moscow continued a bombardment of Ukrainian data centres and communications infrastructure.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-28
2026-09-28 · The Hindu
Russia hits Ukraine’s largest mobile provider, strikes data centres · assertive framing

Claims (7 extracted, 1 hedged)

Russia hit the headquarters of Kyivstar, Ukraine’s largest mobile service provider on Sunday (September 27, 2026), 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 that, it hit a data centre belonging to Vodafone Ukraine, the country’s second-largest cell network provider. Vodafone Ukraine did not respond to a request for comment. asserted
Ukraine → hit → comment
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy 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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