On 26 September 2026, Russian strikes on data centers and telecommunications infrastructure in Kyiv disrupted the work of several Ukrainian media outlets, affecting websites, video players and television broadcasting, according to the Institute of Mass Information (IMI).
The website of TV channel Priamyi became temporarily unavailable after Russian forces struck the data center hosting the outlet’s website server. At the time of IMI’s report, there was no information on when the site would be fully restored.
The Russian strike also affected the data center of the company Cosmonova in Kyiv, causing problems with some video players on Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne’s website. Cosmonova said its premises and backbone network had been damaged, but no company employees were injured. Because Cosmonova provides technological solutions for online broadcasts, the attack directly affected video playback on Suspilne’s resources.
Channel 5 continued broadcasting on its official YouTube channel, but reported problems with retransmitting its television signal. Chief editor Iryna Herasymova told IMI that the channel was still investigating the causes of the signal problems.
The website of the Poltava-based media outlet Kolo also became unavailable after a serious failure at the data center of the hosting provider where the site is hosted. Editor-in-chief Tetiana Tsyrulnyk said the site had been down since 26 September. According to the provider, backup copies had been preserved and were being deployed on other equipment abroad, while the condition of data on the damaged servers could only be checked once it was safe to switch the equipment back on.
The Volyn-based TV channel Konkurent Ukraina temporarily stopped broadcasting on the T2 digital network because of the Russian attacks on Kyiv data centers and telecommunications infrastructure. Channel director Oleksandra Kurtieieva said the broadcast had been fully interrupted on 26 September, although viewers could still watch the channel on its official YouTube channel. She later reported that the T2 signal and broadcast had been restored.