{"id":20965,"date":"2026-10-10T12:05:47","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T12:05:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.theck1.no\/?p=20965"},"modified":"2026-10-10T12:05:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T12:05:47","slug":"ukraines-drones-knock-out-ai-data-center-belonging-to-russias-google","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.theck1.no\/?p=20965","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine\u2019s drones knock out AI data center belonging to “Russia\u2019s Google”"},"content":{"rendered":"

AI-rewritten:<\/strong> This is a summary of an article from Ars Technica, rewritten by AI (Qwen, running locally) to make it easier to read. The facts come from the original article – read it for the full story.<\/p>\n

Ars Technica •
\n Jeremy Hsu
\n • October 9, 2026<\/strong><\/div>\n\n

Ukrainian drones have destroyed two of five data centers belonging to Yandex, a Russian technology company often called "Russia’s Google" for running the nation’s main search engine. The strikes occurred on October 8 and October 9 in the Sasovo and Kaluga regions. According to Reuters, these attacks were a direct response to Russian drone campaigns that have disrupted mobile phones and internet services for thousands of Ukrainians since late September. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated on X that Ukraine is responding with high precision, calling it a symmetrical action against Russia’s attacks.<\/p>\n

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The Ukrainian company Firepoint confirmed its FP-1 one-way attack drones were used in the strike on the Kaluga facility, which houses Yandex’s largest data center. The initial strike hit the Sasovo site, containing two of three supercomputers used to train the YandexGPT AI model. Yandex reported no employee injuries but acknowledged service disruptions. Russian users faced issues accessing media sites, the Ivi video platform, T-Bank digital banking, and Russian Railways. Other affected services included a dating app, real estate aggregator, book publishing platform, and the website of a top professional soccer club.<\/p>\n

Targeting data centers marks a new phase in 2026 warfare, following US and Israel attacks on Iranian assets in February that led to Amazon data center destruction in Bahrain and the UAE. While Russia has regularly attacked Ukrainian cities since President Vladimir Putin’s invasion began in February 2022, Ukraine faces shortages of interceptor weapons. However, its military has expanded drone campaigns targeting Russian bases, shipping in the Black Sea, and energy infrastructure. In summer 2026, Ukraine also struck warehouses for Wildberries and Ozon, Russia’s Amazon equivalents. Coordinated strikes recently sank two commercial ships in the Black Sea near Romania and Bulgaria, which President Zelenskyy attributed to Russia.<\/p>\n

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Source:<\/strong> Ars Technica •
\n Jeremy Hsu
\n • October 9, 2026<\/p>\n

Read the original article at Ars Technica →<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

AI-rewritten: This is a summary of an article from Ars Technica, rewritten by AI (Qwen, running locally) to make it easier to read. The facts come from the original article – read it for the full story. Ars Technica • Jeremy Hsu • October 9, 2026 Ukrainian drones have destroyed two of five data centers<\/p>\n

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