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Russia's tax service suffers widespread outage after reported drone attacks on major data centers
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Fusion42 · 15 October 2026 · Fusion42 review
Ukraine conducted several drone attacks in October 2026 on major Russian data centers, including facilities owned by Yandex and Sberbank, causing widespread outages affecting Russia's Federal Tax Service, banking apps, and other digital services.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Govtech, and 10 sources have reported it between 8 Oct 2026 and 17 Oct 2026.
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Ukraine's drone strikes on Russian data centers show cyber-physical attacks disrupting state services can escalate rapidly. You must reconsider risk exposure if your business depends on hostile-region infrastructure or government digital systems.
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10 sources · first reported 8 Oct 2026 · latest 17 Oct 2026
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