# Ukrainian drones are hitting Russia’s biggest data centers. Why are they so vulnerable, and can anything protect them?

https://mins.news/en/item/99926

- Meduza, 2026-10-14 14:37 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/10/14/ukrainian-drones-are-hitting-russia-s-biggest-data-centers-why-are-they-so-vulnerable-and-can-anything-protect-them

> Ukrainian strikes hit three of Yandex’s largest data centers, then targeted Sberbank’s facility in Balakovo, Saratov region, overnight on October 14. The article says modern metal-frame buildings are vulnerable to drones, while Russia lacks multilayer anti-drone air defenses outside Moscow; defenses at individual sites cannot repel massed attacks.

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