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Drone strike reported on Cosmonova data centre in Kyiv

Reports indicate a Russian jet-powered kamikaze drone struck the Cosmonova data centre, situated within the Protasov business centre in Kyiv, on 25 September 2026. The strike reportedly damaged the core network, leading to potential internet service disruptions for customers. The full extent of the physical damage and whether any casualties occurred have not been independently confirmed.

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The sources disagree.
Each position is reported as its publisher stated it. We do not reconcile them.
3 differing positions reported on casualties across 3 publishers; unresolved.
  • meduzaодном погибшем
  • rferlпогибшие
  • telegramтрое пострадавших
8 differing positions reported on attribution across 13 publishers; unresolved.
  • telegramВКС России
  • vot-takРоссия
  • meduzaРоссия
  • rferlРФ
  • okoMoskwa
  • tasstop brass
  • allkharkovРосійський
  • theinsВСУ
  • themoscowtimesRussia
  • klix-baRuski
  • khaamaRussia
  • thehinduRussia
  • ukrainskaZelenskyy
10 differing positions reported on location across 13 publishers; unresolved.
  • telegramКиев, Украина
  • allkharkovДата-центру COSMONOVA
  • vot-takв Украине
  • meduzaКиеву
  • rferlКиеву и Одесской области
  • okoKijów
  • tassKiev
  • theinsроссийский НПЗ
  • themoscowtimesUkraine
  • klix-baKyivstar
  • khaamaUkrainian
  • thehinduUkraine
  • ukrainskaKyiv
5 differing positions reported on timing across 5 publishers; unresolved.
  • telegram25.09.2026
  • okoTym razem
  • khaamaOvernight
  • ukrainskamorning
  • meduza1678-й день
2 differing positions reported on status across 13 publishers; unresolved.
  • telegramУдар
  • allkharkovудар
  • vot-takбьет
  • meduzaударила
  • rferlесть
  • okoAtak
  • tasshit
  • theinsатаковали
  • themoscowtimesHits
  • klix-bapogodio
  • khaamaSays
  • thehinduhits
  • ukrainskastrike
WhereКиів
50.455, 30.524 ±10 km
First reported29 days ago
Published2026-09-26 17:19 UTC
Occurred2026-09-25
Sources13
How this travelled.
Reports41Independent tellings12
12 independently corroborated tellings, 2 reported as carrying other outlets.

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Global Event Monitor. Drone strike reported on Cosmonova data centre in Kyiv. 2026-09-26T17:19:09.944Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:3644. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-09-26/cosmonova-b09803c6

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