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Ukraine Takes Out Yandex's AI Infrastructure in Drone Counterstrikes
Ukrainian drone strikes have knocked out two of Yandex's five data centers, disrupting the Russian tech giant's AI services, digital banking, streaming platforms, and other online services. The attacks were described by President Zelenskyy as a direct and symmetrical response to Russian drone strikes targeting Ukrainian data centers, which had already disrupted internet and mobile services for thousands of Ukrainians. The strikes are part of Ukraine's broader escalating long-range drone campaign, which has increasingly targeted Russian infrastructure and commercial assets.
Russia's Drone War Spills Into NATO Waters as Ships Sink and Sailors Die
Drones sank two cargo ships and damaged a third in the exclusive economic zones of NATO members Bulgaria and Romania in the Black Sea, killing at least two sailors in what Ukrainian President Zelenskyy attributed to Russian sea and aerial drone attacks. The EU condemned the strikes as "unacceptable attacks on civilian shipping," while Russia has not been formally named as the perpetrator by all parties. The incidents represent a significant escalation in Black Sea warfare and coincide with a broader pattern of alleged Russian hybrid warfare targeting European NATO members, including sabotage attempts in Germany, Estonia, Romania, and Poland.