Ukrainian Drones Hit Sberbank Data Center Planned for Supercomputer

Oct 15, 2026
A Ukrainian drone attack hit Sberbank's Balakovo data center, while the bank said its systems and services continued operating normally.

Ukrainian drones struck Russia's largest data center on October 14, Reuters reports. The Balakovo facility is owned by Sberbank, which said its systems and services continued operating without disruption.

The attack followed three strikes on Yandex data centers in the previous week. Those facilities hosted all three operating Yandex supercomputers. Neither company has disclosed whether any supercomputers were damaged.

Russian state news agency RIA Novosti reported in 2024 that the Balakovo site would host Russia's largest supercomputer, scheduled to begin operating in 2027. Sberbank and Yandex use Nvidia A100 chips in existing supercomputers, but Western sanctions make replacement hardware difficult and costly to obtain.

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