Two nights, two occupied capitals, two telecom operators running on seized Ukrainian assets: drones go after Russia’s communications in Donbas
The strikes on Donetsk and Luhansk hit the companies the occupation built on Ukrainian telecom property it seized.
On 21 October, drones targeted two occupied Ukrainian capitals, Luhansk and Donetsk, disrupting the telecommunications of Russia's occupation forces. The attack on Luhansk's Ukrtelecom building, where the Lugacom mobile operator is housed, resulted in heavy fire damage, according to Ukrainian monitoring channel Exilenova+. Meanwhile, the occupation's Donetsk telecom operator, Ugletelecom, also suffered damage after a drone strike, as reported by Astra and Ukrainian sources.
Both operators rely on equipment seized from Ukrainian companies, with Lugacom's network built on Kyivstar equipment, per dev.ua. Ukrainian Defense Forces are responsible for these strikes, which aim to disrupt the supply lines and infrastructure sustaining Russia's occupation. The strikes come after months of drone attacks on trucks, trains, and communication towers in the occupied territories.
In occupied Crimea and Melitopol, residents reported explosions and partial power cuts due to the drone attacks.
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