The key facts

  • GigaCenter's press service reported damage to the data center and malfunctions in the equipment.
  • On October 19, the Datagrup data center in Kyiv was hit; earlier — Tenet in Odesa.
  • Valery Gerasimov stated that strikes target facilities used in the interests of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Report of GigaCenter Damage

GigaCenter's press service reported on its Facebook page (Meta's owner is recognized as extremist and banned in Russia) about damage to a data center that is one of the largest on the territory of Ukraine. 'Our data center has been damaged,' the statement said. According to the company, the equipment hosted at GigaCenter experienced malfunctions.

Previous Strikes on Infrastructure

On October 19, Russian servicemen hit the data center of the Datagrup company in Kyiv. According to reports, this facility supported the operation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine's services. At the same time, enterprises and structures used for the production and storage of Ukrainian missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles were also struck. Earlier, the Tenet data center in Odesa was hit.

Statements from the Sides

Volodymyr Zelensky has once again accused Washington of failing to warn Kyiv about the attack; the Armed Forces of Ukraine refuted his words. Three days before the report about GigaCenter, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov said that servicemen are striking strategically important bridges, railway infrastructure facilities, and data centers which, according to him, are used in the interests of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.