Ukraine and Russia exchange strikes on data centers as outages spread
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Ukraine and Russia have exchanged attacks on data centers and telecommunications infrastructure, disrupting digital services in both countries.
Ukrainian drone strikes hit three Yandex data centers in Russia between Oct. 8 and 11, including facilities in Sasovo, Kaluga and Vladimir, according to Ars Technica and Data Center Dynamics. Ars Technica reported widespread outages affecting Yandex platforms and related services, while the extent of the physical damage remained unclear. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the attacks as a “symmetrical response” to Russian strikes on Ukrainian digital infrastructure.
Russia has recently struck several Ukrainian facilities. Internet provider Tenet said an attack significantly damaged cooling and power-generation equipment at its technology complex in Odesa, although its overall network capacity remained stable. Data Center Dynamics also reported strikes on facilities associated with Ukrsibbank in Kyiv and hosting company RX-Name in the Mykolaiv area. Russia’s Defence Ministry alleged that some of the sites supported Ukraine’s armed forces; the companies did not all publicly confirm those claims.
Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius said Ukraine’s allies should ask Zelenskyy to strike more Russian data centers as part of efforts to counter foreign interference, according to LRT as cited by European Pravda. He also called for closer allied cooperation on information sharing, procurement, production and military exercises.
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