Russian strikes kill four in Ukraine, damage Kyiv data center | Today’s news

Russian night airstrikes have killed at least four people across Ukraine and hit a data center in Kyiv, according to President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Three people were killed in the Zaporizhia region and a man died in Kyiv as a result of the strikes, Zelenskyy said on X. Civilian infrastructure, including power facilities and residential buildings in at least eight regions, were attacked, he added.

“In the morning, the Russians hit a data center in Kyiv twice. In the first strike, three people were injured, including two children,” Zelenskyy said, without giving further details.

The Russian Defense Ministry said its drones hit a data center operated by Vodafone, “one of the largest companies providing mobile services and high-speed internet to the Ukrainian armed forces”. It was the second strike at a data center in the capital in the last three days.

According to the Ministry of Defense, Kremlin forces also struck two logistics centers in the Kyiv and Odesa regions and a dry cargo ship on its way to the port of Odesa overnight.

Odesa Oblast Governor Oleh Kiper said in a Telegram that the “massive” overnight strike damaged a medical facility, a hotel, a shop and a grain storage warehouse, among others.

At the same time, Russian air defense systems shot down 96 Ukrainian drones between 8:00 p.m. Moscow time and 8:00 a.m. over regions bordering Ukraine, the annexed Crimean peninsula and the Black Sea, the Defense Ministry said. Ukraine’s air force says Russia launched 170 drones overnight from 6 p.m.

The warring countries continue to trade blows, with the Kremlin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine well into its fifth year and no sign of any peace deal. The US has been pushing both sides to agree to cease mutual attacks on the other’s energy assets, but neither has accepted.

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