Russia strikes Kyivstar headquarters in Kyiv — The Hindu International

Russia, an aggressor state, struck the headquarters of Kyivstar, Ukraine’s largest mobile operator, in Kyiv on September 27. The company told local media that there were no deaths or injuries as a result of the attack.

Strike on the head office

Kyivstar confirmed to the Interfax Ukraine agency that the company’s head office in the Ukrainian capital was hit. The Hindu International reports on the attack on Ukraine’s telecommunications infrastructure.

The publication notes that the strike on the Kyiv office occurred amid continued Russian attacks on Ukrainian data centres and communications infrastructure.

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Statement by the Russian Defence Ministry

Russia’s Ministry of Defence stated that it had struck a data centre which, it claims, belongs to Vodafone Ukraine. The article describes Vodafone Ukraine as Ukraine’s second-largest mobile operator.

The information about the data centre being hit comes from a statement by the Russian defence ministry. At the same time, Kyivstar separately confirmed that its head office in Kyiv was hit and that there were no casualties.