Russians damage infrastructure of Ukraine's largest telecommunications company

A facility belonging to Ukrtelecom, Ukraine's largest telecommunications operator, has been damaged in another Russian attack, with no injuries reported among the company's employees.

Source: Interfax-Ukraine, citing Ukrtelecom's press service

Details: The company's press service said specialists were currently assessing the extent of the damage.

It noted that the incident had not affected the availability of telecommunications services for subscribers.

Quote from Ukrtelecom: "The situation has not affected the operation of our services. Our engineers are assessing the condition of the infrastructure and carrying out stabilisation measures."

Background:

• On 28 September, Russian forces struck the office of Ukrainian analytical platform Opendatabot in the city of Dnipro; there were no casualties.
• On 27 September, a Russian drone attack damaged the head office building of Ukrainian mobile operator Kyivstar.
• On 17 September, Russian forces struck a building housing Kyivstar equipment in Kyiv Oblast; there were no casualties.
• On 23 September, a Russian attack damaged a data centre in Kyiv housing key equipment belonging to internet service provider Utels.
• Zelenskyy said that during a meeting of the Staff of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, decisions had been taken on protecting data centres and other facilities critical to communications.

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