Russia destroys major telecoms operator Datagroup's data centre beyond repair

A Russian ballistic missile attack overnight on 18-19 October rendered all telecoms operator Datagroup's data centre equipment and infrastructure completely inoperable, making it impossible to resume operations.

Source: Datagroup on Facebook

Quote: "Unfortunately, repairing it and resuming operations are impossible."

Details: Employees have not been injured. The company continues to provide services to clients from backup sites.

Background:

• On 25 September, Datagroup had already reported damage to its data centre in Kyiv as a result of a Russian attack.
• At the time, the company stated that client data had been preserved, services were operating from backup sites and engineers were assessing the damage and restoring the infrastructure.

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