Ukraine strikes Russian data centre again despite Trump warning
Ukrainian drone strikes have damaged a Yandex data center near Moscow, marking the third such attack on the Russian tech giant this week. The incident occurs amid escalating tensions and a public disagreement between President Zelensky and Donald Trump regarding energy infrastructure attacks.
Why it matters
The targeting of critical digital infrastructure highlights the expanding scope of the Russia-Ukraine conflict and its potential to disrupt global tech services and energy markets.
Image source, Reuters Image caption, Yandex's data centres have been targeted three times this week - like this one in Sasovo on Thursday
Russian tech giant Yandex has been forced to pause its operations at a data centre near Moscow after the facility was damaged in a Ukrainian drone strike - the third attack on Yandex sites this week.
The company - dubbed "Russia's Google" - said no one was injured at the centre in Vladimir, east of the capital, but some of its services were unavailable to users.
Earlier this week, Yandex said it was struggling to maintain its services after two of its five data centres were hit in Ukrainian strikes.
Sunday's attack came hours after US President Donald Trump warned that Ukraine should "damn well stop" attacking Russia's oil refineries.
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