Russia Turns Its Drones on Ukraine's Data Centres as Kyiv Builds an AI-Driven Army
- On Saturday, Russia struck the Ukrainian data center Cosmonova, damaging main infrastructure and disrupting service for multiple Channel outlets. The facility confirmed the damage on Facebook and is working to redirect internet traffic to backup locations.
- Russian attacks on Ukrainian data centers have occurred for three weeks, according to a tech consultant quoted by dev.ua on Thursday. Russia's defense ministry claimed the targeted facilities provided mobile internet and Starlink support for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
- Major outlets including Suspilne, LIVE, and Army face broadcast issues after the attack. Tech consultant Anatoly Frolenkov explained that traffic spikes overwhelm remaining network nodes when facilities go offline, causing outages for multiple Channel outlets.
- Disruptions threaten Ukrainians' ability to receive critical information, such as emergency sirens, mirroring the 2023 cyberattack against telecom operator Kyivstar. Outages impact news flow even when websites and social media remain operational.
- Intensified Russian attacks have also targeted trains, border checkpoints, and gas stations alongside data centers. Four data centers were hit during a single attack on Wednesday, further straining regional infrastructure and service continuity.
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Russian military personnel, during night strikes, defeated the data-processing centre De Novo in Kiev, which is used for the Ukrainian army, and declared to the Ministry of Defence on Wednesday. "Amazed: in Kiev, the data-processing centre De Novo, which is one of the main points of exchange for Internet traffic, ensuring the processing, storage and transmission of information in the interest of the HUS", the report states.
Russia turns its drones on Ukraine's data centres as Kyiv builds an AI-driven army
Credit: bne IntelliNewsRussia is bombing Ukraine's data centres, which it says serve Kyiv's military intelligence, and knocking TV channels off air as Ukraine builds an AI-driven army and winter nears.
There are problems with television broadcasting because of Russian attacks on Ukrainian data centres, and there are interruptions among subscribers to some cable operators.
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