{
  "id": 10516679,
  "title": "Russia keeps attacking Ukrainian data centers, calling it a ‘mandatory digital detox’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/russia-keeps-attacking-ukrainian-data-centers-calling-it-a-mandatory",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T19:25:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Meduza (English)",
    "slug": "meduza-english",
    "url": "https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/09/28/russia-keeps-attacking-ukrainian-data-centers-calling-it-a-mandatory-digital-detox"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Russian forces have been targeting Ukrainian data centers in recent days. On September 25, an attack on a Datagroup data center in Kyiv resulted in damage, though the company maintained service through backup sites. The following day, a Cosmonova data center in Kyiv was hit, forcing several television stations to cease broadcasting. On September 28, a Ukrainian regional administration reported a Russian drone strike on an office building in Dnipro, causing damage and casualties, though the occupants were not specified. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko also reported an overnight strike on a building in the Shevchenkivskyi district. Later that day, a strike on Kyiv ignited a fire at a National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine building, located near a Ukrainian telecom office and the German Embassy. The Russian Defense Ministry cited intelligence data processing as the reason for the attacks, posting a \"Digital detox\" caption alongside an image of a drone. Ukrainian Prime Minister Serhiy Koretskyi denounced the strikes, stating that all infrastructure is vulnerable until the war ends and that the nation is taking all measures to preserve communications, including unconventional solutions. The ongoing conflict has resulted in widespread destruction in Kyiv, with casualties and damage reported daily by city authorities and the State Emergency Service.",
  "summary": "Russian forces continue to strike Ukrainian data centers. On September 25, they attacked an office building in Kyiv that houses a Datagroup data center. The center was damaged, but the company said all its services continued to run from backup sites.",
  "key_points": [
    "Russian forces attacked Ukrainian data centers on September 25.",
    "Attacks caused damage but maintained some services through backups.",
    "Russian Defense Ministry claimed attacks were for 'mandatory digital detox'."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}