Russia is attacking Ukraine's digital infrastructure with the same intensity as its embattled power grid, Kyiv's prime minister said on Friday, calling on government agencies to quickly form cybersecurity teams, Reuters reported.

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In a statement, Sergiy Koretskyi said Russia had struck 10 data centres in the capital Kyiv last month alone, and warned that AI-aided cyberattacks on state information systems and businesses were also on the rise. “Russia is attacking our digital infrastructure as systematically as it is attacking our energy sector,” he said. “Key digital agencies are already able to repel attacks using AI. I expect the same readiness from every state agency and institution.”

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10data centres struck in Kyiv last month alone, Kyiv said
3rd timeKyivstar's Kyiv facilities targeted this month, the company confirmed to Interfax Ukraine via DataCenterDynamics

The warning follows a widening physical campaign against data and telecom sites. DataCenterDynamics reported that Russian drones struck Ukrainian mobile carrier Kyivstar's headquarters in Kyiv over the weekend — the third time this month the country's largest mobile carrier has been targeted, Kyivstar confirmed to Interfax Ukraine, reporting no injuries — and that a Vodafone Ukraine data centre was also attacked, while Russian state agency TASS noted another telco, Ukrtelecom, also saw one of its data centres attacked. Russia's Ministry of Defense confirmed it has been targeting Ukraine's communications and logistics centres, the trade outlet reported, and data centre operator Cosmonova confirmed its Kyiv data centre will “no longer be operational” after being destroyed in the strikes.

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“Russia has targeted major Ukrainian data centers, seeking to disrupt the flow of information. Rapid alerts about missile and drone threats are essential — they save lives,” Ukraine's foreign minister Andrii Sybiha said on X last week, according to DataCenterDynamics. Earlier this month, Russia claimed responsibility for an attack on the De Novo data centre in Kyiv, one of the country's largest, the outlet reported — a claim attributed to Russian officials.

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Moscow's forces have begun battering Ukrainian energy infrastructure ahead of winter, after a summer campaign of expanding Russian strikes on logistics, businesses and data centres, Reuters reported. Ukraine has also extended its strikes from Russia's energy industry to include e-commerce giants. Kyiv is struggling to repel the ballistic missiles and jet-powered drones used in the attacks amid a shortage of air-defence weapons, and some of its capabilities have been hampered by recent restrictions on its use of the US-based Starshield satellite internet service, Reuters said.

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