Two nights, two occupied capitals, two telecom operators running on seized Ukrainian assets: drones go after Russia’s communications in Donbas
- On Wednesday, October 21, 2026, Ukrainian drones struck the former Ukrtelecom building in Russian-occupied Luhansk, causing extensive fire damage to the facility housing the occupation-run mobile operator "Lugacom," Russian Telegram channel Astra and Ukrainian monitoring channels reported.
- The strike followed a similar operation on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, when drones hit the office building housing "Ugletelecom," the occupation's telecom operator in Donetsk, located on Postysheva Street.
- Both facilities reportedly rely on equipment seized from Ukrainian companies; the Donetsk building was previously registered to the state holding company Donbasugleobespechenie before occupation began.
- These attacks disrupted infrastructure providing mobile connectivity, internet access, and data transmission services across temporarily occupied areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions, according to monitoring reports.
- Operations against Russian communications infrastructure extend beyond occupied territories, as the partisan movement ATESH recently targeted a commercial data center in Moscow to disrupt air defense coordination.
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Ukraine hits Lugansk Telephone Company in overnight strike
Ukrainian forces launched a massive overnight strike on central Lugansk, seriously damaging the Lugansk Telephone Company building, with people potentially trapped under the rubble, regional head Leonid Pasechnik said.Some specialists who were on duty...
Ukrainian Drones Hit Donetsk Data Center and Luhansk Telecom Hub in Back-to-Back Strikes
Ukrainian drones struck telecommunications facilities in the Russian-occupied cities of Donetsk and Luhansk on October 20 and 21, causing significant damage to infrastructure providing mobile communications, internet access, and data transmission services.
The Ukrainian armed forces launched a massive attack on the centre of Luhansk on the night of Wednesday, seriously damaging the building of the Luhana telephone company, leaving people behind, reporting to the head of the Lugansk People's Republic, Leonid Pasechnik. "The building of the Lugana telephone company was seriously damaged.
Dozens of explosions took place in the occupied city.
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