Ukrainian drones hit Russia's biggest data centre
Sberbank said its systems kept running after the strike, while reports said more than 80 services were affected and fires broke out nearby.
- On Wednesday, Ukrainian drones struck a major Sberbank data center in Balakovo, Saratov region. Ukrainian defense manufacturer Fire Point confirmed the operation, with OSINT monitoring group Exilenova reporting explosions beginning at approximately 4 a.m.
- This strike follows three similar drone attacks on Yandex data centers in Ryazan and Vladimir over the past week, establishing a clear pattern of Ukrainian operations targeting Russian digital infrastructure.
- The targeted complex, valued at more than $1 billion, is part of a major data center project. Reports indicate the attack also struck a nearby transport terminal and the industrial zone of the MZ Balakovo steel plant.
- Sberbank First Deputy CEO Alexander Vedyakhin claimed "all of Sberbank's systems and services are operating normally," yet reports indicated more than 80 services were affected. Saratov Governor Roman Busargin confirmed one person was killed.
- Designed to host approximately 3,000 server racks and up to 120,000 servers, the facility supports Russia's state-backed GosTech platform and is scheduled to host Russia's biggest supercomputer by 2027.
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Ukrainian Drones Hit Sberbank Data Center After Yandex Attacks
Ukrainian drones targeted a major data center for Russian state lender Sberbank, which was under construction in the Saratov region, overnight, First Deputy CEO Alexander Vedyakhin said Wednesday.
Ukrainian drones hit the largest data center in Russia, owned by the largest bank and technology company in the country, Sberbank, but did not disrupt its functioning, said a high head of the company Wednesday, according to Reuters. The attack from the Saratov region, on the bank of the Volga river, came after the three...
Ukrainian drones hit Russia’s biggest data centre
MOSCOW, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Ukrainian drones hit Russia's biggest data centre, owned by the country's largest bank and technology company, Sberbank, but did not disrupt its operations, a senior company executive said on Wednesday. The strike in the Sa...
Ukrainian drones hit Russia's biggest data centre
MOSCOW, Oct 14 - Ukrainian drones hit Russia's biggest data centre, owned by the country's largest bank and technology company, Sberbank, but did not disrupt its operations, a senior company executive said on Wednesday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
On the morning of Wednesday, 14 October, TASS published an attack on Sberbank's data centres.
Sberbank's services are operational after the drone attack on the data-processing centre in Balakov, Saratov province, declared the first Deputy Board of Credit, Alexander Wedahin. "We confirm the attack on the data-processing centre. All the systems and services of the Sberbank operate on a full-time basis. None of the employees were injured," said Wedahin, handed over TASS. According to the VZGLAD newspaper, a man died on Wednesday as a result…
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