A ballistic strike overnight destroyed a Kyiv data centre owned by Ukrainian telecommunications company Datagroup, leaving the site “completely disabled”, with restoration and further operation “impossible”, the company said, as reported by Datacenter Dynamics. The wider attack destroyed a shopping and entertainment centre and damaged a medical facility and a 25-storey residential building, killing a 21-year-old woman and injuring eight other people, according to the Kyiv Post as carried in the report, and no Datagroup employees were harmed. Datagroup said it would continue to provide services to customers from backup sites.
Ballistic strike destroys Datagroup data centre in Kyiv
A ballistic strike overnight destroyed a Kyiv data centre owned by Ukrainian telecommunications company Datagroup, leaving the site completely disabled, with the company saying restoration and further operation are impossible.
Why it matters: Data centres on both sides have become explicit targets in the war, and a destroyed site with no prospect of restoration removes capacity outright rather than interrupting it.
Data as of Datacenter Dynamics report, October 20, 2026, read in full; the strike took place overnight October 19 to 20. Casualty figures are Kyiv Post reporting as carried by Datacenter Dynamics. Single source, hence grade C. Developing item.
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- Ballistic strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, leaves Datagroup data center inoperable - Datacenter Dynamics - 2026-10-20