100,000 households in Kyiv and the surrounding region were left without stable internet access due to an attack by the Russian Federation – Ministry of Digital Transformation

As a result of today’s Russian attack, approximately 100,000 households in Kyiv and the surrounding region are experiencing problems with internet access.

The agency noted that specialists are assessing the extent of the damage and repairing the network to ensure stable operation.

As previously reported, today’s Russian attack damaged the data centers of the internet service providers “Pavutina” and UTELS, and there may be disruptions in network service and access to services.

UTELS added that emergency repair crews are on site to restore equipment and network operations as quickly as possible.

For its part, "Pavutina" reported on its Telegram channel that its specialists are working to restore connectivity.

“We ask for your patience and thank you for your understanding. We are in touch and will provide an update as soon as we have new information,” the internet service provider emphasized.

This was stated in a message from the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine on its Telegram channel on Wednesday.

Internet outages occurred in Kyiv following a Russian attack on a data center.

Eight people were injured in Kyiv as a result of the Russian attack on September 23. One of the injured, who was hospitalized in critical condition, died in the hospital, Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported.

On the morning of September 23, Russian terrorists attacked the area around Kyiv’s Central Train Station. Fortunately, the building that serves as Ukraine’s main railway gateway was not damaged.

On the night of September 22–23, Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 161 strike drones of various types. Among them were 82 jet-powered UAVs. As of 8:00 a.m., air defense forces had destroyed or neutralized 119 enemy drones and three additional “Banderole”/“Dan-T” drones. 

Since the evening of September 22, Russian troops have attacked two districts in the Dnipropetrovsk region more than 10 times. The occupiers used drones and dropped aerial bombs; one person was injured as a result of the attacks.

We should add that drones attacked the temporarily occupied Donetsk and Luhansk regions overnight.