Photos show aftermath after Russia destroys another data center in Kyiv

On October 1, Russian forces targeted and destroyed the dline.ua data center located on Predslavynska Street in Kyiv. The destroyed facility's parent company, Dline.ua, quickly migrated all services and customer data to backup sites following the attack. Russian forces have ramped up their assaults on Ukraine's digital infrastructure, causing significant damage to multiple facilities in Kyiv. Etherlink, another company affected by the strikes, reported that Russian operations have disrupted their network operations.

Oleksandr Olshanskyi, the founder of MiroHost, revealed that the Russian strikes on Ukrainian data centers aim to disrupt businesses and create public panic. Presidential technology adviser Serhii "Flash" Beskrestnov emphasized on September 24 that Russian strikes on telecommunications infrastructure do not completely sever Ukraine from the internet.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha explicitly linked the campaign to a deliberate effort to block vital information, stating that Moscow is targeting data centers to cut off internet networks responsible for transmitting emergency air raid alerts.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, during his evening address on September 26, confirmed that Russia is deliberately targeting Ukrainian data centers and telecommunications infrastructure. He emphasized that the Russians aim to leave Ukrainians without internet access, communication, and digital services. Zelenskyy stressed that the Russians have a simple goal: to deprive Ukrainians of internet access and communications.

In response to the strikes, Ukrainian authorities have been working swiftly to mitigate the impact on internet access and digital services.