Ukrainian drone strikes damage Yandex, Sberbank and VKontakte data centers
2026-10-22 | RUS | incident | economic, safety
Our take
An AI incident in which the AI was the thing harmed. The training run was interrupted by a drone.
The facts
Ukrainian drone attacks damaged major Russian data centers belonging to Yandex, Sberbank, and VKontakte, disrupting digital services and AI systems. The strikes impaired supercomputers used for AI model development, causing widespread outages and setbacks to Russia's AI research and ambitions. Recovery is expected to be prolonged and challenging.