Ukrainian Drone Attacks Prompt Russia to Accelerate Moving Data Centers Underground

Following damage to AI supercomputing and cloud services from Ukrainian drone attacks, Russia is stepping up efforts to reinforce data centers and relocate them underground. The strikes have impacted facilities operated by Yandex, Sberbank, VKontakte, and the Russian Ministry of Finance. In response, the Kremlin has instructed relevant entities to reserve emergency national computing capacity and authorized the use of foreign data centers when necessary. Russian telecom operators are currently in talks with mining giants to build underground server rooms, while some regional authorities have proposed repurposing open-pit coal mines and camouflaging them with surface greenery.