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Nearly 500 Drones Head Toward Moscow as Russian Data Centers and Oil Facilities Face Attacks
Kyiv Post • • world
Key Points:
- Nearly 500 drones targeted Moscow overnight, disrupting operations at four major airports, with 180 drones destroyed before reaching the city; the Russian Defense Ministry claimed 902 Ukrainian drones were shot down across Russian regions.
- A Ukrainian drone attack in Balakovo, Saratov Oblast, killed one person and damaged several residential buildings, including a site near a major heat and power plant, with local reports also indicating fires in the industrial zone.
- The Balakovo industrial zone, potentially including a large Sberbank data center under construction and a metallurgical plant, was reportedly struck, though Russian authorities have not confirmed damage and Ukraine has not commented.
- Recent drone attacks have targeted Russian data centers, including Yandex facilities in Vladimir and Ryazan Oblasts, causing operational disruptions and fires, highlighting a pattern of strikes on critical infrastructure.
- A fire at the NZNP oil terminal in Rostov-on-Don, caused by an attack on Oct. 10, has continued for several days, damaging multiple storage tanks; the terminal is significant for petroleum exports and military fuel supply.
