# Why Russia’s attacks on Ukraine’s data centers could backfire on Moscow

https://mins.news/en/item/106635

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-10-19 16:59 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/why-russias-war-on-ukraines-data-centers-could-backfire-on-moscow/

> Experts say Russian strikes on Ukrainian data centers may backfire. Ukraine hit three Yandex data centers, a Sberbank facility under construction and a VK data center with drones from Oct. 8 to 18, exposing vulnerabilities created by Russia’s concentration of data centers in Moscow and the surrounding region.

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