Ukrainian drones push Russia to move data centers underground

Key points

• Ukrainian drone strikes damaged Russian data centers, disrupting cloud services for millions of Russian users, per the report.
• Putin's November 2 decree requires operators to reserve 10 percent of space and capacity for possible government use, according to Meduza.
• A decree also lets a government commission authorize foreign data centers, a shift from the Sovereign Internet Law's restrictions.
• Yandex reportedly had to relocate all three of its main supercomputers after its AI data centers were targeted.

Why it matters for marketers: Marketers relying on Russian cloud platforms face service disruption and possible state capacity claims, so audience reach and campaign hosting there may be unreliable.