Ukrainian drones struck Russia's largest data center, owned by banking and technology company Sberbank, overnight on Wednesday. The center is located in the city of Balakovo in the Saratov region. Local residents reported dozens of explosions following the attack. novinky.cz ↗
Sberbank stated that the attack did not disrupt the data center's operations. According to available statements, its services continued without interruptions. The information was confirmed by the bank's deputy director Alexander Vedyakhin. Trend ↗
The data center is one of Sberbank's largest technological facilities in Russia. However, according to the bank's management, the strike on the facility did not lead to a halt in its functioning or a limitation of the services it provides. zpravy.aktualne.cz ↗
According to one of the reports, a person died in the attack on Balakovo. No further details about the victim or the circumstances of death were immediately provided. The extent of damage to the facility is also unknown. zive.sk ↗
The attack took place amid ongoing drone operations against targets on Russian territory. Neither Russian authorities nor the Ukrainian military provided more detailed comments on the course of the attack in the available reports. Further developments will depend on the assessment of damage and on any new announcements regarding the center's operation.
Ukrainian drones hit Sberbank data center in Balakovo
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Ukrajinské drony zasiahli dátové centrum spoločnosti Sberbank
zive.sk
| 10:42 14.10.
Ukrajinské drony zasiahli dátové centrum ruskej banky Sberbank
Trend
| 08:20 14.10.
Ukrajinské drony zasáhly největší ruské datové centrum patřící Sberbank
idnes.cz
| 09:51 14.10.
Ukrajinské drony zasiahli najväčšie ruské dátové centrum vlastnené bankovou a technologickou spoločnosťou Sberbank.
STVR (Minúta po minúte)
| 10:39 14.10.
Ukrajinské drony zasiahli najväčšie ruské dátové centrum patriace Sberbank
hnonline.sk
| 09:58 14.10.
Desítky explozí. Ukrajinci udeřili na datové megacentrum ruské Sberbank
novinky.cz
| 06:43 14.10.
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