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Ukraine strikes Sberbank data center in Russia's Saratov region

14 October 2026 11:05 (UTC +04:00)

Ukraine attacked Sberbank’s mega data center in Balakovo, Saratov Oblast, liga.net reports.

This was confirmed to by Fire Point, a Ukrainian private defense and technology company specializing in the development and production of attack drones, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles.

"You didn't really think it would all end with just "Yandex"? "Sberbank," take the baton," the post reads.

Russia is systematically attacking Ukraine’s internet infrastructure in an attempt to disrupt the country’s communications and digital resilience. ’s defense forces are responding in kind. Meanwhile, the entire Russian Federation has felt the impact of the attacks on Yandex’s data centers, while in Ukraine, communications remain operational.

Footage from the scene of the attack in Balakovo was published by the OSINT channel Exilenova+. It also claims that strikes targeted the industrial zone of the "MZ Balakovo" metallurgical plant, which specializes in the production of steel and rolled metal products, including rebar and structural steel. The plant produces over 1 million metric tons of rolled steel per year and has its own steelmaking facilities.

The Russian Telegram channel ASTRA also reports on the aftermath, citing its own OSINT analysis. According to its information, one of the damaged buildings is Sberbank’s data center. And 200 meters away is a second damaged building—a hangar of unknown purpose.