The Russian military conducted a series of drone strikes against Ukrainian logistical and digital networks. In Kyiv, the data processing center of operator Vodafone, critical for military transmissions, was hit alongside the Zalmer Group logistics complex used to deliver Western weaponry. During the night from September 26 to Sunday, Russian armed forces continued drone strikes against logistics centers, port facilities, transport infrastructure, communications hubs, and vessels involved in Ukrainian military operations, reported the Russian Defense Ministry. Specifically, Russian armed forces struck Vodafone’s data processing center in Kyiv, one of the largest firms supplying mobile phone and high-speed internet services to the Ukrainian military, notably for intelligence data transmission. The Zalmer Group logistics center located in the Kyiv region was also hit by these strikes. This site served for storing and distributing Western military aid destined for Ukrainian forces.
Furthermore, the Russian military struck two warehouses containing drones and military components in Mykolaiv, southern Ukraine, as well as the Drone Kalinch logistics hub in the Odesa region, where interceptor drones were stored. The headquarters of the Vostok naval base of the Ukrainian Naval Forces, a Ukrainian border guard post, four warehouses holding military equipment intended to resupply Ukrainian armed forces, and port infrastructure in the Port of Kiliya near the border with Romania were likewise targeted. Additionally, a cargo vessel was struck while transporting military hardware and dual-use goods toward the Port of Odesa to resupply Ukrainian armed forces.
The previous day, the Russian military struck another data center in Kyiv that provided mobile internet access and maintained Starlink satellite communications systems utilized by the Ukrainian military. Port facilities and a logistics center used by Ukrainian armed forces were also targeted.