Overview
- Russian forces struck multiple data‑centre and telecom facilities in Kyiv in a series of attacks that countries’ outlets report took place between Sept. 25 and Sept. 28, with Moscow saying the sites supported Ukraine’s military.
- Ukraine’s Digital Transformation Ministry reported internet problems for roughly 100,000 households after the strikes, and major providers said some services ran from backups while firms began moving data outside Ukraine to protect infrastructure.
- The daytime strikes hit central Kyiv buildings including the National Academy of Sciences and killed at least several civilians nationwide, with dozens more wounded in Kyiv, Dnipro, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia and other regions.
- Officials and analysts say Russia is deploying faster, jet‑powered drones that are harder to intercept, forcing heavier use of Ukraine’s interceptors and leaving air defences strained as winter approaches.
- Ukraine has carried out retaliatory long‑range strikes on Russian oil depots and defence plants in regions such as Krasnodar, Tula and Voronezh, signaling reciprocal targeting of economic and military infrastructure and raising escalation risks.