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Russia bombs Ukrainian data centers in latest escalation — 100,000 households lose connectivity as firms migrate data abroad, Zelensky says ‘ordinary life is simply a target’ Russia argues site was used by Ukrainian military intelligence. The Russian military has started striking data centers within Ukraine in its latest escalation against the country. According to the BBC, a Russian drone hit the data center, which was situated in a central business district in Kyiv, damaging it and killing four people in the area. Multiple reports also suggest that other data centers and network infrastructure have been hit across the country as well, with President Volodymyr Zelensky saying that Moscow wants to maximize disruption for the common people. “All this affects people’s ability to stay connected, study, work,” Zelensky said. He also wrote in a social media post, “The Russians are constantly expanding their escalation operation: American and other businesses, data centers, internet providers — for Russia, all ordinary life is simply a target. It is important that the world responds to all of this and that Russia feels the response to its terror.” Russia, on the other hand, confirmed that it attacked the Datagroup site, claiming that Ukrainian military intelligence used it, and that it’s also targeting other data and telecommunications centers owned by New-Telco, United DC, Kyivstar, and Parkovyi. These attacks have left about 100,000 households in Ukraine without internet connectivity, and some companies have begun migrating their data across the border to avoid disruption. Nevertheless, one government official said that Ukraine’s internet network is highly decentralized, but people should still expect some local disruptions. However, Ukraine Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said that Russia’s targeting of data centers would affect the flow of “life-saving information.” “Rapid alerts about missile and drone threats are essential — they save lives. This is crucial civilian infrastructure… It is not a military target,” Sybiha said. “It is essential to keeping everyday life functioning.” Data centers are considered critical infrastructure as modern society increasingly relies on online services. Because of this, they’re now considered strategic targets in a conflict. While government-owned data processing sites have historically been one of the first targets in military operations, Iran’s response to the U.S.’s bombing campaign in March marked one of the first instances where commercial civilian data center infrastructure was deliberately targeted. This included drone and missile attacks on AWS Middle East regional data centers in Dubai and Bahrain. It also directly threatened the offices of Nvidia, Microsoft, Apple, Google, and 14 other American tech companies in the region, as well as OpenAI’s Stargate AI data center in Abu Dhabi.+ Follow Tom's Hardware on Google News, or add us as a preferred source, to get our latest news, analysis, & reviews in your feeds. Get Tom's Hardware's best news and in-depth reviews, straight to your inbox. Jowi Morales is a tech enthusiast with years of experience working in the industry. He’s been writing with several tech publications since 2021, where he’s been interested in tech hardware and consumer electronics. - USAFRet Preemptive notice to all....Reply Leave the politics out of this discussion. Focus on the networking/tech aspects. - Hooda Thunkett Well, technically, the Internet was created to handle exactly this situation.Reply But on to an observation not related to politics or networking... Am I the only one that has noticed just how pronounceable the company names are in this conflict? I'm used to having to stare at a name of a Russian or Ukrainian company for several seconds before making a stab at it. Wild Berries? New-Telco, United DC, or Kyivstar? I know how to pronounce these!!! - S58_is_the_goat Ukraine hasn't even bombed Russia's internet infrastructure and its already not working, thanks putty 😂Reply - Kindaian Just saying, without any politics involved mind:Reply - Ukraine: 20 DC that may be targets now - Russia: 300 DC that may be targets now Not sure how that will pan out (note that the numbers are not exact, just some kind of proportion). It just feels like if you have glass roofs, maybe you should not start throwing rocks at your neighbors ones? - derekullo Reply In that case ...USAFRet said:Preemptive notice to all.... Leave the politics out of this discussion. Focus on the networking/tech aspects. And to all a good night!
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