Drone strikes on data centers expose AI infrastructure's physical vulnerability

Over four days, Ukrainian drones hit three Yandex data centers, including a Sasovo site housing tens of thousands of servers and two supercomputers used to train Yandex's AI models. Russian strikes damaged Kyiv's Parkovyi Data Center beyond repair. Experts warn that defending AI infrastructure is nearly impossible, while disabling it costs far less than building it.

• Strikes on three Yandex data centers disrupted services for banks and retailers
• The Sasovo site held tens of thousands of servers and two AI supercomputers
• Kyiv's Parkovyi Data Center was damaged beyond restoration
• Experts propose concentrating computing in five 'digital hubs' instead of thousands of sites