{
  "id": 17835332,
  "title": "Putin demands Russian data centers supply capacity to the state in wake of Ukraine drone attacks — 10% capacity must be available for state IT infrastructure with 24 hours' notice",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/putin-demands-russian-data-centers-supply-capacity-to-the-state-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T18:00:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tom's Hardware",
    "slug": "tom-s-hardware",
    "url": "https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/putin-demands-russian-data-centers-supply-capacity-to-the-state-in-wake-of-ukraine-drone-attacks-10-percent-capacity-must-be-available-for-state-it-infrastructure-with-24-hours-notice"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed non-state data center owners to reserve 10% of their capacity to support the country's state-owned IT infrastructure, as reported by Reuters. The move aims to rapidly release additional data center compute power for state use if required. The directive follows recent Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian data centers, causing significant damage and disrupting state-owned internet services.\n\nIn early October, drones targeted Russia's largest data center, severely damaging it and forcing the removal of multiple modules. The 63-megawatt facility serves key services like Yandex Mail, Disk, Documents, Pay, and Market, though Yandex claims that essential services remain functional. Two weeks later, Ukraine attacked the finance ministry's data center, which houses Russia's tax databases and other state registry data.\n\nTo fulfill Putin's directive, the Digital Development Ministry must assess all available data center capacity and floor space across privately-owned facilities in Russia. A government commission will have the authority to requisition reserved data center capacity, and third-party data center owners will have 24 hours to comply. The temporary use of data centers located outside Russia is also under consideration, pending approval from the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB).\n\nAdditionally, Russian data centers have fallen victim to cyberattacks. On the same day the government announced its plan to utilize data center capacity from third parties, the Russian Federal State Statistics Service revealed that its servers had been breached, with 23TB of data, including sensitive wartime loss information, stolen. This data includes classified information marked \"for official use only.\"",
  "summary": "President Putin has told non-state Russian data centers that they must set aside 10% of their total capacity for use by the country's own IT infrastructure.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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        "published": "2026-11-02T13:36:38.000Z"
      },
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        "published": "2026-11-02T13:44:41.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "Interfax-Ukraine",
        "title": "Zelenskyy: 18 people killed in Komyshuvakha, Zaporizhia, as result of Russian attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/zelenskyy-18-people-killed-in-komyshuvakha-zaporizhia-as-result-of",
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      },
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        "outlet": "Meduza (English)",
        "title": "Zelensky says Russian airstrikes on school used for humanitarian aid in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region killed at least 18 people",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/zelensky-says-russian-airstrikes-on-school-used-for-humanitarian-aid",
        "published": "2026-11-02T17:49:51.000Z"
      },
      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/russian-bombing-kills-24-people-at-ukraine-aid-centre-kyiv-says",
        "published": "2026-11-02T18:48:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Ukraine says Russian strikes dash peace progress hopes after 18 killed",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/ukraine-says-russian-strikes-dash-peace-progress-hopes-after-18-killed",
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      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Maverick",
        "title": "Russian bombing kills 24 in village in southeastern Ukraine, emergency services say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/russian-bombing-kills-24-in-village-in-southeastern-ukraine-emergency",
        "published": "2026-11-02T19:58:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "Ukraine Says Russian Strike on Humanitarian Aid Center Kills 24",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/ukraine-says-russian-strike-on-humanitarian-aid-center-kills-24",
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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."
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