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Putin Orders Private Data Centers to Set Aside 10% of Capacity to Support IT Infrastructure
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Fusion42 · 2 November 2026 · Fusion42 review
President Vladimir Putin has decreed that private Russian data centers must reserve 10% of their capacity to support national IT infrastructure and ensure rapid access during emergencies. This move follows recent Ukrainian drone attacks on key facilities and includes provisions for a government commission to control the reserved capacity and potential use of foreign data centers with security approval.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Telecom & Connectivity, and 2 sources have reported it.
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You must plan for government access to your data center capacity within 24 hours in Russia, turning your spare resources into a national fallback. This puts a legal constraint on private ops and opens urgent compliance and partnership risks for data infrastructure providers.
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