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Ukrainian drones have damaged a data center belonging to Yandex, Russia's largest search engine and tech company, which contains supercomputers used for training the company's AI models. The attack represents an escalation in Ukraine's targeting of Russian technological infrastructure during the ongoing conflict, highlighting how AI capabilities have become strategic assets in modern warfare. The strike on Yandex's computing facilities underscores the growing role of artificial intelligence systems in both military and civilian applications, and demonstrates how warring nations are increasingly targeting each other's tech infrastructure to degrade capabilities. The incident reflects broader patterns of cyber and physical attacks on critical systems during the Russia-Ukraine conflict.