BREAKING NEWS: Key data center of the Federal Tax Service attacked in Russia (video)

Kateryna Hirnyk10:11, 23.10.26

This is where information from state registers, including tax databases, is stored and processed.

A silhouetted drone flying against a dramatic sunset backdrop with colorful clouds.

On the night of October 23, drones massively attacked Russia , hitting one of the key data centers of the Federal Tax Service in the city of Gorodets, Nizhny Novgorod region. This is reported by Exilenova+ .

The Russian Defense Ministry reports that 443 drones were shot down overnight over the regions of the Russian Federation and Crimea. At the same time, videos of the attack are being published online, in which the sounds of drones flying overhead and the work of Russian air defenses can be heard.

The video also captured the arrival, judging by eyewitness comments, of the data center.

The data center in Gorodets is one of two key data processing centers of the Federal Tax Service of Russia operating in a geo-distributed mode. It stores and processes information from state registers, including tax databases.

According to Exilenova+, the destruction of this facility could potentially affect the operation of Russian state information systems.

(C)UNIAN 2026

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