Ukraine's strikes on Russian data centers disrupt key services and derail AI research
Russia prides itself on its digital advances — from an extensive e-commerce services sector to ambitious plans for developing artificial intelligence.
TL;DR
- Ukrainian drone attacks have targeted and damaged key data centers in Russia.
- These attacks are occurring during Russia's 4 1/2-year full-scale invasion.
- The damage to the data centers could take a long time to repair.
- Russia has previously prided itself on its digital advances, including e-commerce and AI development.