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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
Raphael Satter and James Pearson

Exclusive-Ukraine prepares potential move of sensitive data to another country -official

Ethernet cables used for internet connection are seen at the headquarters of the Wnet internet service provider in Kiev, Ukraine July 26, 2017. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

The Ukrainian government is preparing for the potential need to move its data and servers abroad if Russia's invading forces push deeper into the country, a senior cybersecurity official told Reuters on Wednesday.

Victor Zhora, the deputy chief of Ukraine's State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection, emphasized his department was planning for a contingency, but that it is being considered at all suggests Ukrainians want to be ready for any Russian threat to seize sensitive government documents.

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