{
  "id": 15868265,
  "title": "Russian forces damage data center in Kyiv during overnight attack",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/russian-forces-damage-data-center-in-kyiv-during-overnight-attack",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-21T08:51:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Voice of Ukraine",
    "slug": "new-voice-of-ukraine",
    "url": "https://english.nv.ua/business/russian-overnight-attack-on-kyiv-damages-data-center-50651995.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "During an overnight attack on October 20, Russian forces struck Gigacenter's data center in Kyiv, causing damage to the facility. The company warned clients that they might face service interruptions due to the incident, assuring that their teams were working to mitigate the impact. Gigacenter is part of the Gigagroup network, a conglomerate comprising telecom provider GigaTrans, cloud operator GigaCloud, and cybersecurity agency GigaSafe. Russian forces have ramped up their assaults on Ukraine's digital infrastructure, targeting several sites in Kyiv. Etherlink, another victim of Russian strikes, experienced network disruptions as well. According to MiroHost founder Oleksandr Olshanskyi, the objective behind these attacks is to disrupt businesses and cause public alarm. Presidential technology adviser Serhii \"Flash\" Beskrestnov clarified that while Russian strikes on Ukrainian telecommunications infrastructure may not completely sever the internet connection, they still pose a significant threat. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha explicitly linked the campaign to a deliberate strategy to obstruct life-saving information by targeting data centers. In his address on September 26, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Russia is intentionally targeting Ukrainian data centers and telecommunications infrastructure to disrupt internet access, communications, and digital services. The President emphasized that the Russians aim to leave Ukrainians without internet access, communications, and relevant digital services, to which Ukraine is responding swiftly.",
  "summary": "Russian forces damaged Gigacenter’s data center in Kyiv during an overnight attack on the capital on October 20, the company announced in a statement.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Interfax-Ukraine",
        "title": "Kyiv's GigaCenter data center damaged in enemy attack, service disruptions possible",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/kyivs-gigacenter-data-center-damaged-in-enemy-attack-service",
        "published": "2026-10-21T08:13:36.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}