Ukraine's drone campaign now targets Russia's AI data infrastructure

Ukrainian drone strikes have hit two Yandex data centers in 48 hours, damaging the infrastructure behind what is often called 'Russia's Google,' alongside continuing attacks on missile plants and oil refineries. The strikes appear designed to degrade Russia's AI and digital infrastructure in retaliation for Russian strikes on Ukrainian digital systems and civilian targets. Data centers, once considered off-limits dual-use infrastructure, are increasingly treated as legitimate wartime targets — a development with implications for how critical digital infrastructure is defended and sited worldwide.

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