Drone strikes reportedly concentrate on Kyiv data centers and telecom networks

Attacks concentrate on Kyiv from September 23

The report says attacks on Ukrainian telecommunications infrastructure have focused on Kyiv since September 23. Ukraine’s digital transformation ministry reportedly said 100,000 households in the Kyiv region temporarily lost Internet access after the initial strikes, while subsequent attacks intensified against major data centers and mobile-phone networks.

Telecommunications infrastructure in Ukraine had previously been damaged by strikes and shelling, including fiber-optic lines, cell towers, and mobile-network facilities, according to an analyst cited in the report. The available report does not provide a directly comparable overall measure of prior disruption.

The reported recent pattern is a concentrated series of attacks on Kyiv data centers and telecom networks, with multiple providers and facilities reportedly hit within days.

Officials and industry figures cited in the report warned that repeated outages could affect networks supporting banks, payment systems, and public services. The reported concentration on multiple providers and facilities marks increased pressure on digital infrastructure, according to an analyst quoted by the article.