Russian analyst Soskin announced that Kiev is under a severe attack on data centers, stressing that the Kievstar company suffered a major blow and that Zelensky must resign, while the Russian Ministry of Defense confirmed that it targeted the Kievstar data processing center and a Vodafone data center serving the Ukrainian army, and Kievstar said that its main headquarters was bombed without casualties.
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The war between Russia and Ukraine continues with an increasing focus on military infrastructure and communications as strategic objectives.
Soskin said in a broadcast on his YouTube channel: “Kiev is under a very severe attack, and it is very likely that it will exceed the attack in late August. I have dealt very severe blows, to put it bluntly. As I understand it, a major disaster has befallen the Kyivstar company. It seems that Zelensky has broken down after the strikes that targeted these data centers and others... He should simply resign, and it is over.”
The Russian Ministry of Defense announced earlier today that the Russian Armed Forces, during daytime strikes, hit the data processing center of the Kyivstar company in Kiev. Noting that the company is one of the largest providers of cellular communications and high-speed Internet services to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
For its part, Kyivstar, the largest mobile phone operator in Ukraine, confirmed that its headquarters in Kiev was bombed, but no casualties were reported. She said that all employees were fine, and that she was evaluating the repercussions of the attack.
The Russian Ministry said that its forces also targeted at night a data center belonging to the Vodafone service provider, which works for the Ukrainian army.
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Russia will continue to target Ukraine's communications infrastructure
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