{
  "id": 12215255,
  "title": "Russian drones strike Ukraine’s data centers by exploiting air defense gaps",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/russian-drones-strike-ukraines-data-centers-by-exploiting-air-defense",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T17:21:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ars Technica",
    "slug": "ars-technica",
    "url": "https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/10/russian-drones-strike-ukraines-data-centers-by-exploiting-air-defense-gaps/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A surge in Russian drone strikes on Ukrainian data centers has disrupted mobile phone and Internet services for thousands of people, prompting Ukrainian officials to call for improved air defense capabilities. The attacks, which have primarily targeted Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, since September 23, have caused Internet outages for 100,000 households in the region, according to the digital transformation ministry. While Russia has a history of damaging infrastructure, recent concentrated attacks on Kyiv's data centers and telecom networks show Russia's growing pressure on Ukraine's digital infrastructure, according to Tetiana Gaviuk, analyst for Europe at ACLED.",
  "summary": "Russian attacks on Internet, phone services threaten Ukraine’s wartime economy.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Euromaidan Press",
        "title": "Ukraine wants to aim Starlink at Russian targets—and build a version Elon Musk can’t switch off",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/ukraine-wants-to-aim-starlink-at-russian-targets-and-build-a-version",
        "published": "2026-10-05T16:01:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "Russian attack kills five in Ukraine’s Kharkiv, shatters residences",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/russian-attack-kills-five-in-ukraines-kharkiv-shatters-residences",
        "published": "2026-10-05T17:12:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Independent",
        "title": "Ukraine war latest: Kharkiv devastated by Russian glide bombs, children among victims",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/ukraine-war-latest-kharkiv-devastated-by-russian-glide-bombs-children",
        "published": "2026-10-05T18:26:15.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}