Ukrainian strikes on Russian data centers disrupt banking, taxi, and photography services
Published 14 h ago20 sourcesEvidence: Reported
Ukrainian attacks on Russian data server centers are causing prolonged disruption to Russian digital services, with Western sanctions exacerbating the difficulty of recovery. The full extent and duration of the damage remain uncertain, but the combined effect of physical strikes and sanctions is likely to degrade Russia's domestic internet infrastructure and corporate operations.
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Both Russian and Ukrainian forces have escalated strikes on critical data center infrastructure. Russian strikes have destroyed a Datagroup data center in Kiev, causing widespread service disruptions across Ukraine, and damaged another in Kyiv. Concurrently, Ukrainian forces have struck multiple Yandex data centers in Russia and a data center in occupied Donetsk, disrupting Russian banking, taxi, and judicial services.
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