Internal receipts indicate Sberbank spent 59 million rubles on searchlights, detection kits, and target drones to defend the hub, which is located 700 km from the border and was planned to be Europe's largest data center by 2030. The facility hosts the GosTech state digital platform for mobilization and critical infrastructure data, and President Vladimir Putin has cited these attacks as the reason for Russia's recent strikes on Ukraine's energy grid.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
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Ukrainian Drones Bypass 59 Million Ruble Security to Hit Sberbank Hub
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Access to digital banking and social media platforms in Russia was disrupted after Ukrainian attack drones struck a computing complex in Balakovo. The outage affected the Sberbank app, VKontakte, Ozon, and Tochka bank, as well as local internet access, though Sberbank's deputy chairman initially claimed that all systems were operating normally.
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