Russia hits Ukraine’s largest mobile provider, strikes data centres
Russian military strikes hit the headquarters of Kyivstar, Ukraine's largest mobile provider, as well as data centres belonging to Vodafone Ukraine. The ongoing bombardment of communications infrastructure has caused widespread internet and mobile service outages affecting tens of thousands of households.
Why it matters
Targeting civilian communications and data infrastructure disrupts emergency alert systems, affecting civilian safety and information flow during active military conflict.
Russia hit the headquarters of Kyivstar, Ukraine’s largest mobile service provider on Sunday (September 27, 2026), the company told local media, as Moscow continued a bombardment of Ukrainian data centres and communications infrastructure.
Kyivstar told Interfax Ukraine news agency that its head office in Kyiv had been hit, but there were no casualties.
Russia’s Defence Ministry also said on Sunday that, it hit a data centre belonging to Vodafone Ukraine, the country’s second-largest cell network provider.
Vodafone Ukraine did not respond to a request for comment.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia struck a data centre in Kyiv twice on Sunday morning, wounding two children and an adult.
Get smarter about the news
Sign up free for a feed built around what you actually care about, Dive Deeper research on any story, and the full text of every article.
Create free accountAlready have an account? Sign in