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Ukrainian drones disable Russian AI data centre linked to Google
Reuters said Ukrainian drones struck a Russian AI data centre and several other services on Oct. 8, expanding Kyiv's strike campaign.
By Felo News Desk · Published
Ukrainian drones knocked out an AI data centre that Reuters described as belonging to “Russia’s Google” on Oct. 8, also disrupting a dating app, a real‑estate aggregator, a self‑publishing platform and the website of the Russian Premier League’s most successful club.
The attacks illustrate a broader trend of targeting data‑centre infrastructure, a tactic that has grown in 2026 after Iran’s drone strikes on Amazon facilities in the Gulf region earlier in the year.
Ukraine’s drone campaign, which has shifted toward medium‑ and long‑range strikes, has previously focused on Russian military bases, supply lines, energy sites and commercial warehouses belonging to firms such as Wildberries and Ozon.
Key facts
- Ukrainian drones knocked out an AI data centre linked to Russia's Google on Oct. 8 (arstechnica.com)
- The strike also impacted a dating app, a real‑estate aggregator, a self‑publishing platform and a top Russian football club website (arstechnica.com)
- Targeting data centres has become a wartime tactic in 2026, following Iranian drone attacks on Amazon data centres in the Gulf (arstechnica.com)
Sources
- [1] arstechnica.com — originally reported as “Ukraine’s drones knock out AI data center belonging to "Russia’s Google"”
