Ukrainian drones strike Russian data centers housing Yandex AI infrastructure
Ukrainian drone attacks have hit data centers in Russia containing supercomputers used to train Yandex artificial intelligence models.
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Ukrainian drones have struck a major Russian data center housing supercomputers that train Yandex artificial intelligence models, Ars Technica, Daily Sabah, Newsweek, The Independent, and Reuters all reported. The strikes disrupted multiple Russian digital services, including a dating app, a real estate aggregator, a self-publishing book platform, and the website of a Russian Premier League soccer club, according to Reuters as cited by Ars Technica. [1][2][3][4][5]
The Independent and Reuters reported that Ukraine subsequently hit a second major technology site inside Russia, expanding its scope of targets. The strikes have left Yandex struggling to keep its services running, according to The Independent. [4][5]
The attacks illustrate how data infrastructure has increasingly become a military target. Ars Technica noted that earlier in the year, Iranian drones disabled multiple Amazon data centers located in Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates following military actions involving the United States, Israel, and Iran. [1]
In short
- Ukrainian drones hit a Russian data center containing supercomputers used to train Yandex AI models.
- The strikes caused disruptions across several Russian online platforms and apps.
- Ukraine subsequently hit a second major technology site inside Russia.
Sources
Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.
- [1]Ukraine’s drones knock out AI data center belonging to "Russia’s Google"Ars Technica, 4h ago (the report this story comes from)
- [2]Drone hits data center of Russia's 'Google' in 1st for Ukraine warDaily Sabah, 1d ago
- [3]Ukraine Strikes Major Data Center of Russia’s ‘Google’ in Drone AttackNewsweek, 1d ago
- [4]Russia’s Google struggling to stay running after major Ukrainian strikesThe Independent, 11h ago
- [5]Ukraine hits second major tech site, expanding range of targets inside RussiaReuters, 12h ago
Background
- [6]Google on Wikipedia
- [7]Shahed drones on Wikipedia
- [8]Ukraine on Grokipedia
Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 8 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.
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