Russia steps up attacks on Ukraine's digital infrastructure, Kyiv says

Oct 23 (Reuters) - Russia ‌is attacking ​Ukraine's ​digital infrastructure with the same intensity as its embattled power grid, Kyiv's prime ‌minister said on Friday, calling on government ⁠agencies to quickly form cybersecurity teams.

In a statement, Sergiy ‌Koretskyi said Russia had ‌struck 10 data centres in the capital Kyiv last month alone, and warned that AI-aided cyberattacks ​on state information systems and businesses were also on the rise.

"Russia is attacking our ⁠digital infrastructure as systematically as it is attacking our energy sector," ​he said.

"Key digital agencies are already able to repel attacks using AI," he added. "I ​expect the same readiness ‌from every state agency and institution."

Moscow's forces have begun battering Ukrainian energy infrastructure ⁠ahead of winter, after a summer campaign of expanding Russian strikes on logistics, businesses and data centres.

Ukraine ⁠has also extended its strikes from Russia's energy industry ​to include e-commerce giants.

Russia's mounting attacks on Ukraine come as Kyiv struggles to repel the ballistic missiles and jet-powered ‌drones used in those attacks, amid a shortage of air-defence weapons.

Some of ‌Kyiv's defensive and battlefield capabilities have also been ⁠hampered by recent restrictions ‌on its use ​of the US-based Starshield satellite internet service.

(Reporting by Dan Peleschuk; Editing by Aidan ‌Lewis)

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