Ukraine’s drones knock out AI data center belonging to "Russia’s Google"

Ukrainian drone attacks destroyed two of the five data centers operated by Yandex, the Russian technology firm often likened to Google for its dominant search engine. The strikes hit facilities in the Sasovo and Kaluga regions on October 8 and 9, Reuters reported. The incidents are part of Ukraine’s direct retaliation against a Russian drone campaign that, since late September, has targeted Ukrainian data infrastructure, causing outages in mobile and internet services for thousands of users. President Volodymyr Zelensky described the action as a “symmetrical response” and emphasized the precision of the attacks. The loss of the data centers undermines Yandex’s ability to keep its AI-powered chatbot and related online services running, raising doubts about the short‑term continuity of its platforms. This development is significant because it illustrates how the war is expanding into cyberspace and digital infrastructure, affecting both service providers and end users, and raises questions about the resilience of AI systems in conflict settings.

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