Ukrainian data centers began to transfer their capabilities to the west of the country and abroad due to Russian attacks, writes Economic Pravda:.
In total, there are between 30 and 50 data centers in Ukraine, most of which are coordinated in Kyiv;.
Since July 2026, Russian armed forces have attacked about 15 Ukrainian data centers, some of which have stopped working.
Equipment is massively transported to Western Ukraine, and server cabinets are scattered across various facilities;.
Some operators are moving to sites in the USA and the European Union - up to 50% of the cloud data has already been transferred abroad, and in 2027 the trend will continue.
As the publication writes, one of the possible ways to develop Ukrainian data centers in the future is decentralization. Critical data will be located in small data centers scattered throughout Ukraine, and additional information will be transferred for storage to foreign players - Microsoft, Google and others. However, the risk of this approach is excessive dependence on other countries and the loss of the market by Ukrainian players.
Let us recall that Russia has also allowed certain data to be placed abroad and is planning to place data centers in different regions. At the same time, in Ukraine there was initially no requirement for localization of personal data only within the country and no large IT giants were established close to the country, as in Russia.
"Military informant".