Nearly 200 Ukrainian drones flew toward Moscow, while a Sberbank data center came under attack in Russia’s Saratov region
A total of 493 Ukrainian drones flew toward the Moscow region from the evening of October 13 through the morning of October 14, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said.
On the evening of October 13 and into the morning of October 14, Ukrainian forces deployed approximately 493 drones toward Moscow, according to Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin. Air defense systems successfully intercepted the majority of the drones at a distance and destroyed an additional 180 as they approached the capital. No injuries or property damage were reported.
In the Saratov region of Russia, Ukrainian drones also targeted the area. Saratov Governor Roman Busargin reported that several residential buildings in Balakovo sustained damage, and one fatality was confirmed. Later, Busargin clarified that all infrastructure facilities in Balakovo were functioning normally. Monitoring channels on Telegram indicated that the strikes in Saratov affected the MegaCOD data center owned by Sberbank.
Sberbank's MegaCOD data center, under construction since 2021 and promised to become Russia's largest, experienced damage according to photos verified by the Russian investigative outlet Agentstvo. The independent source also reported a strike on the industrial zone of the "MZ Balakovo" metallurgical plant, which produces steel and rolled metal products. The Telegram channel Exilenova+ confirmed the strike on the metallurgical plant.
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