A Russian strike hit the Kyiv headquarters of Kyivstar, Ukraine's largest mobile service provider, as attacks intensified against the country's communications infrastructure. The company confirmed the damage through local media and said no one was killed or injured at its head office.
Russia's Defence Ministry separately said its forces struck a data centre belonging to Vodafone Ukraine, the country's second-largest mobile network. Vodafone did not answer a request for comment, leaving the ministry's claim without independent confirmation from the operator.
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said a data centre in Kyiv was struck twice on Sunday morning. Two children and one adult were wounded, linking the infrastructure damage to direct civilian harm during the latest wave of attacks.
Ukraine's digital ministry said other data centres used by internet providers had also been hit during the previous week. Those incidents produced service disruptions for about 100,000 households in Kyiv and the surrounding region, extending the effects beyond individual buildings.
Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha described the attacks as an effort to disrupt the flow of information. He stressed that rapid notifications about approaching missiles and drones are essential public-safety tools because they give civilians time to seek shelter.
Mobile networks, internet access and data processing now form part of Ukraine's wartime resilience alongside electricity and transport. Damage can affect routine communications, business systems and emergency warnings even when operators keep their core networks working.
The available accounts distinguish confirmed company damage from claims by the Russian military. Kyivstar acknowledged the strike and absence of casualties at its office, while the reported Vodafone impact remained attributed to Moscow and the wider outage figures came from Ukrainian authorities.
