The Kyiv-based telecoms operator «Omega Telecom» lost its main technical hub following the Russian attack on the capital. The company reported that the equipment at its main site had been completely destroyed, after which engineers began redirecting traffic and restoring critical services via backup infrastructure. The strike was part of a series of attacks by the Russian Federation on Ukrainian data centres and communications hubs.
- Equipment at the «Omega Telecom» main technical hub in Kyiv has been destroyed.
- Engineers are switching traffic and critical services to backup sites.
- The company is continuing to restore communication channels and internet access.
Omega Telecom’s main technical hub has been destroyed
Following the attack on Kyiv, the company announced that the complete destruction of the equipment at its main technical facility. It was through this route that part of the operator’s critical telecommunications infrastructure ran.
The published footage shows a severely damaged building: burnt-out equipment, destroyed metal structures and signs of a major fire. Following the attack, technical teams began urgently reconfiguring data transmission routes, rerouting traffic and launching services at other sites.
Internet and communication channels are being switched to backup sites
At present, the company’s main priority is to restore stable operation of communication channels and internet access. To this end, services are being moved to backup locations and traffic is being rerouted via alternative paths. This kind of backup arrangement allows operators to maintain at least some of their services even after the main node has been physically destroyed.
Omega Telecom has not yet given a precise timeframe for a full recovery. The scale of the work depends not only on the replacement of server and network equipment, but also on the condition of the fibre-optic lines and the power supply, as well as the possibility of returning some of the systems to the main site.
What is known about Omega Telecom’s infrastructure?«
«Omega Telecom» operates in the Ukrainian telecommunications market and provides internet access, communication channel set-up, colocation and backbone data transmission services.
On its official website, the company states that its network covers more than 260 towns in Ukraine, and among its customers — more than 300 internet service providers. The Kyiv data centre covers an area of approximately 900 m² and has a capacity of 159 server racks. The company also owns thousands of kilometres of fibre-optic backbone networks across the country.
Russia is systematically attacking Kyiv’s digital infrastructure
The attack on «Omega Telecom» was part of a wider series of attacks on the capital’s telecommunications infrastructure. Over the past few weeks, facilities linked to Datagroup, Vodafone Ukraine, Cosmonova, Dline/Dream Line, Ukrtelecom and other operators. Some companies were forced to move their services to backup sites, whilst others data centres have ceased operations at their main sites.
The Russian Ministry of Defence has also publicly claimed to have carried out strikes against Ukrainian data centres and communications infrastructure. For users, such attacks may result in temporary disruptions to internet, telephone and other digital services; however, operators are trying to minimise the impact through network redundancy.
