The complex is located in a special economic zone and was designed to be the largest data center in Europe by 2030. While parts of the facility were operational, the site was still under construction when the overnight raid killed one civilian and sparked a large fire. This operation follows attacks on Yandex data centers across several Russian regions last week that disrupted the technology firm's services.
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Ukraine Hits Sberbank Hub Housing Russian Government GosTech Data
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Servers used for storing Russian mobilization logs and critical infrastructure registries were targeted in a drone raid in the Saratov Region. Sberbank confirmed the strikes against its Balakovo data center, which hosts GosTech, a unified digital platform that aggregates the information systems of all Russian federal ministries and regional authorities. The attack specifically targeted a hub that supports the computing infrastructure of the nation's largest bank and the state's digital bureaucracy.
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