MOSCOW, October 14. /TASS/. Russian forces have struck the ATM Ukrsibbank data center in Kiev, which was facilitating Internet traffic exchange for gathering intelligence about the Russian army, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

"The strike hit in Kiev <…>: the ATM Ukrsibbank data center, which was facilitating the exchange of Internet traffic to gather intelligence about the Russian Armed Forces," the ministry said in a statement.

On September 26, the Defense Ministry also reported that Russian forces had struck the Cosmonova data center in Kiev, which provided the operation of mobile Internet and supported the Starlink satellite communication system in the interests of the Ukrainian armed forces.