Russian strikes on Kyiv data centers aimed at disrupting Ukrainian troop control, says Russian military analyst

Russian strikes on data centers in Kyiv were intended to disrupt Ukraine's ability to coordinate its armed forces, according to Russian military commentator Andrey Marochko, cited by the Russian state news agency TASS.

Marochko said the data centers in question had provided continuous, secure communications for the Ukrainian armed forces, framing the strikes as targeting infrastructure with a military communications role.

Claims attributed to Russian source

The assessment comes from a Russian military analyst speaking to Russian state media, and has not been independently verified. Ukrainian officials were not quoted in the available reporting responding to the specific claim about the data centers' function.

Attacks on infrastructure in and around Kyiv have been a recurring feature of the war in Ukraine, with both sides disputing the nature and purpose of strikes on facilities that may serve both civilian and military functions.

No additional details were provided regarding the scale of the strikes, the specific data centers affected, or any resulting disruption to Ukrainian military communications.

The claim underscores the continued information contest between Moscow and Kyiv over the framing of strikes on infrastructure inside Ukraine.