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Russian Overnight Airstrikes Kill At Least Six in Ukraine, Hit Kyiv Data Centres
At least six people have been killed in a fresh wave of Russian airstrikes across Ukraine, with major data centre facilities in the capital, Kyiv, reportedly among the targets of the overnight and early Sunday attacks.
The strikes, which affected several parts of the war-torn country, also damaged civilian infrastructure, including energy facilities and residential buildings, intensifying concerns over the safety of civilians and the vulnerability of critical infrastructure amid the ongoing conflict.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy disclosed that three people were killed in the Zaporizhzhia region, while another man died in Kyiv following the attacks. He added that Russian forces targeted civilian infrastructure across at least eight regions of the country.
In Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy region, the head of the regional military administration, Oleg Hryhorov, later confirmed the deaths of an elderly woman and a 16-year-old girl after Russian precision-guided bombs struck the area.
According to Hryhorov, five other people sustained injuries in the attacks, highlighting the continuing human cost of the conflict as communities across Ukraine remain exposed to Russian aerial bombardments.
Beyond the reported casualties and destruction of civilian property, the latest assault has raised fresh concerns over the security of Ukraine’s digital infrastructure after Zelenskyy revealed that a data centre in Kyiv was struck twice during the overnight barrage.
The attack on the facility reportedly injured three people, although the Ukrainian president did not immediately provide further details about the extent of the damage or the specific services affected.
The development has drawn attention to the potential consequences of attacks on critical digital infrastructure, which supports communications and other essential services relied upon by businesses, government institutions and ordinary citizens.
Kyivstar, one of Ukraine’s leading mobile telecommunications and internet service providers, subsequently confirmed that a building in the Kyiv region housing some of its equipment had been damaged during the attacks.
The company announced that it was assessing the impact of the incident, leaving questions about the possible disruption to telecommunications services and the extent of the damage unresolved.
The reported strikes underscore the broadening impact of Russia’s ongoing military campaign against Ukraine, with attacks affecting not only residential communities and energy infrastructure but also facilities essential to the country’s digital connectivity.
As Ukrainian authorities continue to assess the damage and account for the consequences of the latest bombardment, the deaths and injuries reported across multiple regions have once again highlighted the continuing danger facing civilians nearly four years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukra
ine in February 2022.