Drone Strike Hits Russia’s VKontakte Data Center, Knocking Services Offline as St. Petersburg Faces Blackouts
- Russia’s digital infrastructure came under fire as an overnight drone attack reportedly hit a major VKontakte data center, exposing the vulnerability of the servers and power networks supporting one of the country’s most widely used online platforms.
- A major overnight drone attack struck a data center belonging to Russia’s largest social network, VKontakte (VK), near St.
- Petersburg on October 18, disrupting digital services and coinciding with widespread power outages across parts of the city and surrounding Leningrad region.
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- Russia’s digital infrastructure came under fire as an overnight drone attack reportedly hit a major VKontakte data center, exposing the vulnerability of the servers and power networks supporting one of the country’s most widely used online platforms.
- A major overnight drone attack struck a data center belonging to Russia’s largest social network, VKontakte (VK), near St.
- Petersburg on October 18, disrupting digital services and coinciding with widespread power outages across parts of the city and surrounding Leningrad region.
Sources: United24media