Ukrainian Drones Strike Sberbank Data Center as Hundreds Near Moscow
11 sourcesUpdated Oct 14, 20261 min read
Ukrainian drones struck Sberbank’s data center in Balakovo overnight October 13-14. Alexander Vedyakhin confirmed the attack and said all systems and services operated normally. Governor Roman Busargin said one woman was killed and several residential buildings damaged. Sergei Sobyanin said 493 drones approached the Moscow region and 180 were destroyed near the capital. The Defense Ministry reported 902 drones destroyed over 19 regions and Crimea. Moscow’s four airports restricted arrivals and departures after 10 p.m. Tuesday, with 410 flights delayed and 137 canceled at Vnukovo and Sheremetyevo. NASA detected fires in the Balakovo. Detector404 logged user reports of Sberbank and GigaChat disruptions with no confirmed link to the strike. Fire Point posted: “You didn’t think it would stop with just Yandex, did you?” Outlets differ on size: 55,000 square meters (Moscow Times, Reuters) versus 60,000 planned (www1.ru); completion 2030 (Moscow Times) versus Q1 2027 (www1.ru). Cost is estimated at 122.2 billion rubles ($1.4 billion). Damage extent at the data center remains unclear.
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“Ukraine's Drone Wave Hits Sberbank Data Center”One death in Balakovo from these strikes is a reminder that industrial areas pay the price too.
Shooting down 180 drones near Moscow is impressive but 493 getting that far shows a real vulnerability.
Sberbank claiming normal service after their data center got hit sounds too good to be true.
