Archive · 28 Sep 2026
Russian Strikes Hit Ukraine Communications Sites Amid Intensified Bombardment
Russia attacked several places in Ukraine on Sunday.
One attack hit the headquarters of Kyivstar, Ukraine’s largest mobile network company.
Russia said it also struck a data centre belonging to Vodafone Ukraine.
Ukraine’s president said another data centre in Kyiv was hit twice.
He said two children and one adult were injured.
Ukraine said recent attacks disrupted internet and communications services for about 100,000 households.
Ukrainian officials said Russia is trying to interfere with important information and warning systems.
Russia says it is continuing its military campaign and denies deliberately attacking civilians.
Kyivstar said its headquarters in Kyiv was hit on Sunday, with no casualties reported.
Russia’s Defence Ministry said its forces struck a Vodafone Ukraine data centre.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a Kyiv data centre was hit twice, injuring two children and an adult.
Ukraine said attacks on data centres disrupted services for about 100,000 households in Kyiv and nearby areas.
Ukrainian authorities said strikes across Ukraine killed eight people, while Russia denied targeting civilians.
- Who
- Russian forces, Ukrainian authorities, Kyivstar, Vodafone Ukraine, and Ukrainian officials including Volodymyr Zelenskyy were involved or cited.
- What
- Strikes hit communications infrastructure, including Kyivstar’s headquarters and a data centre attributed by Russia to Vodafone Ukraine.
- When
- The main strikes occurred on Sunday, following a week of attacks on Ukrainian data centres.
- Where
- Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine, including the surrounding Kyiv region and Kharkiv region.
- Why
- Ukrainian officials said Russia sought to disrupt communications and the flow of information; Russia did not provide a stated motive for these specific strikes.
Ukraine’s Account
Russia’s Account
Purpose and civilian impact
Ukraine’s Account
Ukrainian officials said Russia deliberately targeted civilian communications and data infrastructure to disrupt information flows and warning systems, and reported civilian casualties.
Russia’s Account
Russia denies targeting civilians and says its military campaign will continue; its Defence Ministry described strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure without stating that civilians were the intended target.
Military developments
Ukraine’s Account
Ukraine said Russian attacks were intensifying and hitting residential areas and civilian infrastructure.
Russia’s Account
Russia said its forces captured the border village of Khrypuny and intends to pursue its military aims to the end.
- Kyivstar status
- Ukraine’s largest mobile service provider; its Kyiv headquarters was hit.
- Vodafone Ukraine status
- Ukraine’s second-largest mobile operator; Russia said its data centre was struck.
- Reported injuries
- Two children and an adult were reportedly injured in a Kyiv data-centre strike.
- Service disruption
- Ukraine said attacks affected about 100,000 households in Kyiv and the surrounding region.
- Reported deaths
- Ukrainian authorities said strikes across Ukraine killed eight people on Sunday.
- Weekly attack figures
- Zelenskyy said Russia launched more than 2,200 drones, about 1,650 aerial bombs, and 38 missiles over the previous week.
- Territorial claim
- Russia said it captured the border village of Khrypuny in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region.