Ukrainian drones hit Sberbank data centre as users report outages in Russia

Situation Overview

On 14 October 2026, the number of users reporting outages in Sberbank services sharply increased in Moscow, St. Petersburg, the Novosibirsk region and other Russian regions, according to monitoring data from Sboi.rf and Downdetector. Users said online banking was not working, payments were not going through, the website would not load and the app would not open. Outages were also reported on other sites and services including Mail.ru, Kontur, Ozon, MegaFon and VKontakte, as well as the provider SkyNet. The outages were linked in the reporting to a Ukrainian drone attack on Sberbank’s data centre. The incident matters because it affected banking access and payment processing and also coincided with disruptions across multiple major Russian internet and telecom services.

Geopolitical Implications

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   The incident highlights the vulnerability of financial and digital infrastructure to cross-border strikes.

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   Simultaneous disruptions across banking, internet platforms and telecom services suggest shared infrastructure dependencies that can amplify operational impact.

Key Signals

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  Whether Sberbank and affected services restore online banking, payment processing and app functionality after the reported data-centre disruption

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