Russian Defense Ministry claims strikes on data centres in Ukraine
Place: Kyiv and other citiesRegion: Kyiv and Kyiv regionautomatic summary
Where the versions diverge
All information comes from Russian sources (the Defense Ministry and TASS, which also cites a statement by the Omega Telecom data centre itself). The selection contains no confirmation of strikes on the named data centres or of their military significance from the Ukrainian side or independent sources.
What Russia reports
automatic summary The Russian Defense Ministry said Geran drone crews of the Varyag brigade hit the Parkovyi, Ukrtelecom, Giga and Podilskyi data centres in order to reduce the enemy's communications capabilities and disrupt troop control; TASS writes of four data centres. TASS also reports that the Kyiv data centre Omega Telecom announced it was ceasing operations because of damage.
“Под ударом оказались ЦОДы «Парковый», Ukrtelecom, «Гига» и «Подольский».”
“The Omega Telecom data center in Kiev has suspended operations due to damage, the data center said on its Facebook page (banned in Russia; owned by Meta, designated as extremist in Russia).”
- 👊 Цифровой нокаут: «Варяги» поразили вражеские центры обработки данных Под ударом оказались ЦОДы «Парковый»… — Russian Defense Ministry (Telegram), 6 October, 08:48
- Another data center in Kiev ceases operations — TASS (tass.com), 6 October, 10:56
- Geran drones strike several data centers in Ukraine — TASS (tass.com), 6 October, 08:22
- Russian forces strike enemy radars in Poltava, Odessa regions, data centers across Ukraine — TASS (tass.com), 6 October, 09:40
What Ukraine reports
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What independent sources report
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Confirmation
Confirmation: claimed by one side only
Only one side reports the event (no independent international source); its statements are presented as statements.
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