On the night of October 14, drones attacked the city of Balakovo in the Saratov region of the Russian Federation. A large data processing center of Sberbank and the Balakovo Metallurgical Plant were hit, monitoring channels report.
On the night of October 14, drones attacked the city of Balakovo in the Saratov region of the Russian Federation. A large data processing center of Sberbank and the Balakovo Metallurgical Plant were hit, monitoring channels report.
The attack, according to monitoring resources, began at around 04:00. A number of fire centers are being recorded in the Balakovo industrial zone, where these facilities are located. With
and according to NASA FIRMS satellite data, fires broke out in the industrial zone. Exilenova+ channel reported at 07:13 on confirmation of strikes on the territory of the metallurgical plant. The damage to these facilities has not yet been officially confirmed.
"MZ Balakovo" produces steel and rolled metal, over 1 million tons of rolled metal per year. Sberbank’s data center is designed to store and process data and provide the bank’s IT infrastructure.
The mega data center project costs 122.2 billion rubles (over $1 billion) and includes about 3,000 server racks, up to 120,000 servers, and a capacity of up to 82 MW. The construction of the complex is not yet complete, but some parts of it may already be operational.
