# Lithuanian prime minister says more Ukrainian strikes on Russian data centers could help protect European elections

https://mins.news/en/item/96950

- Meduza, 2026-10-12 19:02 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/10/12/lithuanian-prime-minister-says-more-ukrainian-strikes-on-russian-data-centers-could-help-safeguard-european-elections-from-interference

> At the Warsaw Security Forum, Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius suggested that Ukraine strike more Russian data centers as a way to protect European elections from interference. He also called for greater European defense investment and security cooperation with Ukraine. Ukrainian drones recently hit three Yandex data centers in Russia, leaving the company’s services down.

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