Ukraine Strikes Second Data Center of Russia's 'Google' In Two Days
Summary
Ukraine has carried out drone attacks on two data centers operated by Yandex, a major Russian technology company like Google, in two days. These strikes come after Russian attacks on Ukrainian data centers and mark a new stage in the ongoing conflict between the two countries.Key Facts
- Yandex is Russia’s top technology company with services similar to Google.
- Two Yandex data centers in the Kaluga and Ryazan regions of Russia were hit by drone strikes within two days.
- The Kaluga data center strikes caused some parts to go out of service, and emergency teams are working to assess damage.
- No injuries were reported at Yandex sites, but drone strikes in Kaluga injured nine people and damaged homes.
- The Kaluga facility hosts thousands of servers and supports many Yandex services and cloud computing for businesses.
- These Ukrainian attacks are seen as retaliation for Russian strikes on data centers in Kyiv last month, which caused internet outages.
- Russian bloggers note that Russia was not well-prepared for attacks targeting data centers, unlike Ukraine.
- The strikes suggest a new digital front in the war, with both sides targeting key infrastructure.
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