Russian forces damage data center in Kyiv during overnight attack

The company warned clients they may experience service interruptions due to the damage.

“Our teams are working to minimize the fallout,” the statement read. “Thank you for your understanding.”

Gigacenter provides data center space and server hosting for corporate clients. The company belongs to the Gigagroup corporate network, which includes telecom provider GigaTrans, cloud operator GigaCloud, and cybersecurity agency GigaSafe.

Russian forces have intensified their strikes against Ukraine's digital infrastructure, damaging multiple facilities in Kyiv: 

• A Datagroup data center: the attack completely destroyed equipment and infrastructure
• A UTELS data center: The strike damaged critical internet infrastructure for the service provider
• A Pavutina data center: The attack inflicted damage on the internet network's facility
• A Crazy Network central traffic exchange data center: The strike cut off internet access to subscribers in Vinnytsia, Kyiv, and Khmelnytskyi
• A CityHost.UA data center: The attack destroyed the hosting provider’s hardware
• A Cosmonova data center: The strike caused extensive network disruptions and knocked the facility completely out of operation
• A Megogo partner data center: The attack disrupted the platform's primary television signal and broadcast services
• A MiroHost data center: The attack destroyed the facility housing the hosting provider’s infrastructure
• A Datagroup data center: The strike damaged the telecommunications facility, forcing services to shift to backup sites
• Kolo.TV equipment: The strike hit hardware belonging to the internet provider, forcing the Novyny.LIVE television channel to suspend its broadcasting operations
• Kyivstar's headquarters: A drone strike damaged the main head office building of Ukraine's largest mobile provider

The Russian campaign targeting Ukraine’s digital infrastructure also reportedly disrupted Etherlink’s network operations.

MiroHost founder Oleksandr Olshanskyi told NV Business that Russian strikes on Ukrainian data centers aim to disrupt businesses and sow public panic.

Presidential technology adviser Serhii “Flash” Beskrestnov reported on September 24 that Russian strikes on telecommunications infrastructure cannot completely sever Ukraine from the internet.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha explicitly tied the campaign to a deliberate effort to block life-saving info, stating that Moscow is targeting data centers to cut off the internet networks that transmit emergency air raid alerts.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his evening address on September 26 that Russia is deliberately targeting Ukrainian data centers and telecommunications infrastructure in an effort to disrupt internet access, communications, and digital services.

“The Russians are conducting a strike operation against Ukrainian data centers and our communications infrastructure. Everyone can see this threat,” Zelenskyy said. “The Russians have a simple goal: to leave Ukrainians without internet access, to leave us without communications and without the relevant digital services. We are responding to this quickly.”