Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian data centers disrupt apps and services

After Ukrainian long-range drones targeted Russian data centers, various Russian digital services and apps went down or were severely disrupted. Some reports suggested online bot activity fell, though by less than first claimed.

Why it matters: Data centers are now being treated as military targets, showing how concentrated digital infrastructure is a strategic vulnerability. It is consistent with Rostelecom's reported push for a hardened 'doomsday' facility, and raises physical-security stakes for AI compute everywhere.