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The Deep Brief: Painting Bullseyes

Vol. IV. No. 144 - Could Data Centers Be An Infrastructure Target?

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William Lutz
Oct 16, 2026
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This past weekend I learned a new word: Yandex. It is a Russian technology company, often described as that country’s version of Google. Like other tech giants, it also owns and operates data centers. Between Oct. 8 and Oct. 11, Ukrainian drones hit three of them, and the effects reached into everyday Russian life, including taxis, payments and cloud services.

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