{
  "id": 14907230,
  "title": "Ukraine should target Russian data centers over refineries — expert",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/ukraine-should-target-russian-data-centers-over-refineries-expert",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T08:21:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Voice of Ukraine",
    "slug": "new-voice-of-ukraine",
    "url": "https://english.nv.ua/business/shifting-strikes-to-russian-data-centers-would-yield-bigger-impact-expert-argues-50650617.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Naftogaz CEO Andriy Kobolyev suggested that Ukraine should shift its drone strikes from Russian oil refineries to data centers in order to impact the upcoming U.S. elections. While disrupting Russian oil refineries causes economic damage to Russia, Kobolyev argued that it does not directly affect the U.S. election. He explained that due to halted processing, Russia is left with options like reducing crude production or storing excess oil. However, this tactic harms Russia's budget but doesn't influence the U.S. election at all. Kobolyev believed that targeting Russian data centers ahead of the U.S. election would have a greater political impact. These data centers are linked to the bot farms that influence public opinion. From an American political standpoint, focusing strikes on Russian data centers could have a more significant effect on the situation in America than targeting oil refineries, Kobolyev posited. He further added that disrupting Russian bot farms could potentially thwart Moscow's election-interference campaigns in Western countries.",
  "summary": "Ukraine should pivot its drone strikes from Russian oil refineries to data centers if it wants to influence the upcoming U.S. elections, former Naftogaz CEO Andriy Kobolyev told Radio NV on October 15.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 7,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Maverick",
        "title": "Ukraine hits Russian refinery as Zelenskiy says ‘we’re done’ with Trump’s energy truce",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/ukraine-hits-russian-refinery-as-zelenskiy-says-were-done-with-trumps",
        "published": "2026-10-16T03:22:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "\"We're Done\": Zelensky Feels 'Betrayed' By Trump, Ukraine Attacks Russian Refinery",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/were-done-zelensky-feels-betrayed-by-trump-ukraine-attacks-russian",
        "published": "2026-10-16T04:39:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Interfax-Ukraine",
        "title": "Massive power outage hits parts of Kyiv, Kyiv region after Russian attack – Ukrenergo",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/massive-power-outage-hits-parts-of-kyiv-kyiv-region-after-russian",
        "published": "2026-10-16T06:26:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Russian overnight strike hits local business in western Ukraine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/russian-overnight-strike-hits-local-business-in-western-ukraine",
        "published": "2026-10-16T07:24:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Russian drone strikes leave 370,000 in Ukraine’s Volyn region without power",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/russian-drone-strikes-leave-370-000-in-ukraines-volyn-region-without",
        "published": "2026-10-16T08:01:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Independent",
        "title": "4 Russian drones violate Moldovan airspace during overnight attack against Ukraine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/4-russian-drones-violate-moldovan-airspace-during-overnight-attack",
        "published": "2026-10-16T09:13:42.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}