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Ukraine’s drone strikes spur hasty Russian plans for underground data centers

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Briefings

Following Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian infrastructure, Russian tech companies are urgently relocating data centers underground to protect AI supercomputers and cloud services. The Kremlin has authorized the use of foreign data centers and mandated emergency computing capacity reservations. While Ukraine retaliated by damaging Yandex, Sberbank, VKontakte, and the Ministry of Finance, specific details on the scale of damage remain limited.

Key points

• Russian tech companies are relocating data centers underground to protect AI supercomputers and cloud services following Ukrainian drone strikes.
• The Kremlin has authorized the use of foreign data centers and mandated emergency computing capacity reservations for state needs.

Context

Ukraine retaliated with drone strikes on Russian military and infrastructure targets since late September, degrading or knocking out data centers operated by major Russian tech giants including Yandex, Sberbank, VKontakte, and the Ministry of Finance.

Limitations

Evidence covers only the immediate aftermath of late September strikes and mentions specific targets; exact casualty numbers, duration of underground relocation, and the full scope of foreign data center authorization remain unverified.

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