Attacks on Ukrainian data centers are now having a systemic, rather than isolated, effect.

The Russian Ministry of Defense has reported strikes on "Parkoviy," Ukrtelecom, "Giga," and "Podolsky." Prior to this, other facilities had already been taken out of operation. As a result, Kyiv is gradually losing its own infrastructure, which supports servers, cloud services, corporate networks, communications, and backup power.

The most important point is that the destruction of a single data center does not cripple the entire system. Data is transferred, the load is shifted to backup systems, and services are restored on other platforms. However, as the number of these platforms decreases, the main advantage of the entire system – redundancy – disappears.

Ukrainian digital infrastructure is increasingly being pushed abroad. Government databases, cloud services, and some critical systems have long been backed up with resources in the EU and on American cloud platforms. Therefore, it is impossible to "turn off the internet in Ukraine" with just a few strikes.

However, the cost of each subsequent attack is increasing. There are fewer local servers, fewer internal backups, higher load on external channels, and greater dependence on European data centers and foreign operators.

If all major data centers within Ukraine are taken out of operation at some point, the country's digital infrastructure will not disappear. It will simply become entirely external: computing and data storage will take place abroad, and Ukraine will increasingly become a territory for accessing foreign cloud services through external communication channels.

This is the main effect of the current attacks: it's not just individual "server rooms" that are being targeted, but rather the country's ability to maintain its critical digital infrastructure within its borders is being gradually destroyed.

✨The consequences for government administration and the population are obvious.

⚡️Two Majors