Ukraine strikes Russian data centre again despite Trump warning
It is the third time this week that Ukraine has targeted Russian tech giant Yandex, forcing the company to suspend its operations.
Ukraine launched a drone strike against a Russian data center near Moscow on Sunday, causing some services to be unavailable, according to Yandex, the Russian tech giant. This marks the third time this week that Yandex sites have been attacked. Earlier this week, the company reported difficulties maintaining services after two of its five data centers were hit by Ukrainian strikes.
The latest attack occurred hours after US President Donald Trump warned Ukraine against targeting Russia's oil refineries. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky responded, stating that any de-escalation efforts must be reciprocal and backed by guarantees. Zelensky demanded that Russia cease striking Ukraine's energy infrastructure in exchange for Ukraine stopping its attacks.
Trump subsequently suggested that it might be time for Ukraine to have a new president following Zelensky's condemnation of a recent US-Russian deal involving diesel shipments. Both Russia and Ukraine have intensified attacks on infrastructure in recent months, as their five-year conflict persists.
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