# Data center in occupied Donetsk destroyed, expert says

https://mins.news/en/item/107966

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-10-20 13:41 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/data-center-in-occupied-donetsk-destroyed-expert-says/

> A nighttime attack on a building in occupied Donetsk on Oct. 20 destroyed a data center used by Ugletelecom and Elecom, the region’s main telecom operator, according to occupation expert Petro Andriushchenko. Ukrainian officials did not confirm the attack. The strike comes amid growing attacks by Moscow and Kyiv on each other’s data centers.

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