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Ukrainian drones hit Sberbank data center after Yandex attacks
The Moscow Times reports the strike followed earlier Ukrainian attacks on Yandex, widening a war that now targets Russian digital infrastructure; whether services were disrupted is unclear.

At a glance
- First reported by The Moscow Times: “Ukrainian Drones Hit Sberbank Data Center After Yandex Attacks”.
- Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 10:25 AM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Gloria Vance and Hank Ledger.
- Topics: Yandex, Ukrainian.
- BBN covered this story before: Russian bot farms still trolling after Ukraine's drone strikes on… (October 13).
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- The Moscow TimesUkrainian Drones Hit Sberbank Data Center After Yandex Attacks
What BBN said about it

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorTo Russia now, where The Moscow Times reports Ukrainian drones struck a Sberbank data center, following earlier attacks on facilities tied to Yandex.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA data center. So the target was a very large room full of fans.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorA room that holds a major bank's systems, Hank, which is why the strike is being read as an escalation of both the cyberwar and the physical one.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorEscalation. Of the fans.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe report doesn't say what damage was done or whether services were disrupted, so that stays unconfirmed this morning.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorI only ask because somebody has the overnight shift in that building, and nobody ever briefs the overnight shift.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorI have been the overnight shift in a few buildings, and you're right, nobody does.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAnd somewhere a customer just wants to know why their transfer is pending.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorPending is the one word every government and every bank shares. It has outlasted several regimes.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo the cloud finally has a border.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe cloud always had an address, Hank. It's just that now somebody has the coordinates.
The story so far
- Ukraine drones hit Yandex AI data center, Ars Technica says · Ars Technica
- Russian search engine Yandex struggles after Ukrainian strikes · BBC
- Ukraine strikes Russian data centre again despite Trump warning · BBC
- Ukraine strikes Yandex data centers; Qantas bedbug grounding · The Moscow Times
- The Yandex outage probably didn't blitz Russian bots · The Verge
- Russian bot farms still trolling after Ukraine's drone strikes on… · The Verge
- Ukrainian drones hit Sberbank data center after Yandex attacks (this story)
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