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Ukraine Drones Hit Second Yandex Data Center in Two Days
The Moscow Times • • world
Key Points:
- Russian tech company Yandex reported that several modules at its Kaluga data center were completely disabled by a drone attack, marking the second such strike in two days targeting its infrastructure.
- The Kaluga region governor confirmed injuries and infrastructure damage from Ukrainian drones but did not specifically address the Yandex data center incident.
- The attacks follow a previous drone strike on Yandex’s Ryazan data center, which houses key supercomputers for the company’s AI development, disrupting core operations.
- Ukrainian President Zelensky framed these attacks as symmetrical retaliation to Russian missile strikes on Ukrainian server facilities in Kyiv, amid ongoing drone and missile campaigns targeting critical infrastructure on both sides.
- Additional drone attacks were reported on a chemical plant in Tver and a Lukoil refinery in Komi, while shelling in Belgorod killed civilians, highlighting the expanding scope of economic and civilian targets in the conflict.
