Ukrainian Drones Hit Russia's Biggest Data Centre — SkimNews
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- Ukrainian drones hit Russia's largest data centre in a strike that the Kremlin confirmed triggered government-level discussions about resulting problems at Yandex, the affected tech firm.
- Zelensky claimed the data centre attack knocked out Russian bot networks, though BBC reporting raises questions about whether that assertion holds up.
Why it matters: A confirmed strike on Yandex's data infrastructure demonstrates Ukraine's capacity to damage Russia's civilian AI backbone, and the Kremlin publicly acknowledging 'problems' signals the hit caused enough disruption to warrant a government-level discussion rather than routine maintenance.
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