Ukrainian businesses are massively moving data centers out of Kyiv abroad

According to Ekonomichna Pravda, about 30 data centers operate in Ukraine, and the capital's facilities are emptying out: clients are moving equipment to the western regions and EU countries. The industry is going through the biggest crisis in its history, and the share of foreign capacity for some companies may grow from 20% to half.

Aziz KarimovFirst published on tafs uz 10 November 2026 at 20:272 min read

The key facts

Ukrainian companies are moving IT infrastructure from Kyiv to the western regions and the EU for security reasons
At least 30 data centers operate in the country; the industry is going through the biggest crisis in its history
For one company, the share of capacity abroad may grow from 20% to 50% by the end of the year

Infrastructure migration from the capital

Ukrainian companies are massively moving equipment and IT systems out of Kyiv to the country's western regions and abroad for security reasons — and along with the digital infrastructure, investment is leaving the country. This is reported by Ekonomichna Pravda (Life.ru retells the publication). According to the outlet's estimates, at least 30 data centers operate in Ukraine, and against the backdrop of infrastructure damage, the industry is going through the biggest crisis in its history.

Half-empty facilities and a growing EU share

“Kyiv is rapidly emptying in terms of the physical presence of digital infrastructure. The migration out of the capital's data centers is happening like an avalanche,” the outlet quotes one of its interlocutors as saying. According to him, clients have already removed their equipment or are continuing to move it: the capital's facilities stand half-empty, with some data centers two-thirds or completely empty. One market participant said his company has multiplied its investments in EU facilities due to growing demand: previously about 20% of its capacity was located abroad, but by the end of the year that share could reach half, and the interlocutor expects this trend to continue in 2027.

Context of the energy crisis

The outlet notes that businesses no longer consider the infrastructure, which was developed mainly in Kyiv over the years, sufficiently protected, so companies prefer building new facilities in the EU to expanding capacity in Ukraine. The backdrop for these decisions is the energy situation: earlier, Volodymyr Zelensky called Kyiv's power supply situation the hardest in the country — according to him, residents and businesses of the capital are left without electricity and water for hours at a time.