Ukraine hits Russia's tech infrastructure, damaging third data center in 4 days

The report says the strikes have damaged a third data center in four days, marking a widening effort by Ukraine to hit Russia's technology sector as the war continues.

Ukraine has stepped up its attacks on Russia's technology infrastructure, with a third data center damaged in a span of four days, according to The Associated Press.

The reported damage to the third facility extends a run of strikes on data centers over a short period, a pattern AP describes as an intensified campaign. Data centers house the computing equipment that underpins cloud services, communications and business operations, making them a potentially sensitive target.

AP did not provide additional details in the report about the locations of the facilities, the extent of the damage or who owns or operates them, and it was not immediately clear what effect, if any, the strikes had on services.

The strikes come amid the broader Russia-Ukraine war, now in its fourth year, in which both sides have used drones and missiles to target infrastructure far from front lines. Attacks on energy and industrial sites have repeatedly drawn international attention over the course of the conflict.

There was no immediate public response from Russian authorities cited in the AP report. Further details on the strikes and their consequences were not immediately available.