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Ukraine's strikes on Russian data centers disrupt key services and derail AI research

Russia prides itself on its digital advances — from an extensive e-commerce services sector to ambitious plans for developing artificial intelligence

The Independent UK · Oct 22

Ukraine’s data centre strikes hit Russia where it hurts: Bank accounts, taxis and home access

Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian data centres have disrupted banking, taxi services, food deliveries and digital access to homes, exposing the vulnerability of services used by millions of Russians. This comes as Kyiv expands its campaign against Moscow’s technology infrastructure.

The Times of India · Oct 20

Ukraine’s drone strikes on Russian data centres may change how we see disinformation

In recent days, a Ukrainian drone strike hit Russia’s largest data centre, owned by bank and technology company Sberbank. The strike came after Ukraine hit three data centres belonging to the tech giant Yandex, which is often referred to as “Russia’s Google”.

The Conversation · Oct 18

Zelenskyy says Russia keeps striking Ukraine’s energy sites despite Trump ceasefire push

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is voicing outrage over Russia's ongoing attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure

The Independent UK · Oct 14

India, Russia explore digital currency payments for trade in cross-border breakthrough

India and Russia are exploring digital currency payments for bilateral trade, potentially opening a faster route for cross-border settlements as BRICS seeks alternatives to traditional payment systems. Sberbank CEO Herman Gref said the initiative could support trade expansion, while Russian companies’ rupee holdings and the widening trade imbalance remain key…

The Economic Times · Sep 11

Roubles and ​rupees: Russia says no more hurdles in payments with India

Russia and India have built a functioning payments infrastructure using roubles and rupees. This system now accounts for ninety-six percent of their bilateral trade transactions. Bilateral trade reached seventy billion dollars in 2024, tripling since 2022. Russian businesses previously faced challenges with rupee overhang and trade imbalances. Both nations' banks…

The Economic Times · Sep 2

Russians Are Pulling Billions From Banks As Fears Grow That Putin Could Seize Deposits to Fund The War

A senior executive at Sberbank, Russia's largest retail bank, warned that withdrawals for all of 2026 could approach twice the amount withdrawn during that first year of the war.

International Business Times · Aug 18

Ukraine war briefing: F-16 crashes while chasing Russian air targets

Pilot found safe and taken for medical treatment after ‘malfunction’; Russian drone company chief shot. What we know on day 1,618

The Guardian - AU · Jul 30

NATO chief in Kyiv says Russia is 'increasingly desperate'

NATO chief Mark Rutte said in Kyiv on Wednesday that Russia was growing desperate as it faced mounting military and economic difficulties in its four-year-long invasion of Ukraine. Earlier, Kyiv launched drone attacks on the Russian city of St. Petersburg where officials and visiting dignitaries were gathering for a flagship…

France 24 · Jun 3

Russia's Sberbank wants Chinese chips for its GigaChat AI in the face of Western sanctions — faces a long wait behind ByteDance and Alibaba

CEO German Gref didn’t specify which Chinese chips Sberbank is interested in, but the most likely candidate is Huawei's Ascend 950 family.

Tom’s Hardware · May 20