A data center belonging to Sberbank in Russia’s Saratov region was attacked by a drone operated by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Operative Information Center-OMM reports, citing foreign media.
Alexander Vedyakhin, first deputy chairman of the bank’s management board, confirmed the attack.
“We confirm the attack. All the bank’s systems are operating normally. None of the employees was injured,” he said.
Earlier this morning, Saratov region Governor Roman Busargin said the city of Balakovo had come under a drone attack. The strike damaged residential buildings. According to preliminary information, one person was killed.
Last week, Ukrainian strikes also damaged data centers operated by Yandex in Sasovo and Kaluga. A data center in Vladimir was forced to suspend operations completely, disrupting several of the company’s services.