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Read Putin Allows Russian Firms to Use Foreign Data Centers After Drone Strikes
President Vladimir Putin has allowed Russian companies to run workloads in data centers outside Russia, subject to approval by the FSB. The [decree](http://publication.pravo.gov.ru/document/0001202...

Putin Allows Russian Firms to Use Foreign Data Centers After Drone Strikes

November 03, 2026 Russia / Россия

President Vladimir Putin has allowed Russian companies to run workloads in data centers outside Russia, subject to approval by the FSB. The decree, signed on Nov. 2, also requires non-state Russian data center operators to reserve 10 percent of their space and capacity for government use. The...

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Read Rostelecom In Talks With Norilsk Nickel To Build Underground Data Centers
[Rostelecom](https://baxtel.com/data-centers/rostelecom) is in talks with Norilsk Nickel to build an underground data center in Russia, the business daily [Vedomosti](https://www.vedomosti.ru/techn...

Rostelecom In Talks With Norilsk Nickel To Build Underground Data Centers

November 02, 2026 Russia / Россия

Rostelecom is in talks with Norilsk Nickel to build an underground data center in Russia, the business daily Vedomosti reported. The partly state-owned telecoms operator is developing buried data centers with an increased level of protection against external threats, the newspaper said, citing a...

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Read Rimac Technology, Ecoblox Sign JDA for Modular AI Data Center Power
Rimac Technology and Ecoblox [signed a joint development agreement](https://www.rimac-newsroom.com/press-releases/rimac-technology/rimac-technology-and-ecoblox-partner-to-bring-rimac-battery-and-po...

Rimac Technology, Ecoblox Sign JDA for Modular AI Data Center Power

October 26, 2026 Croatia

Rimac Technology and Ecoblox signed a joint development agreement on October 7 to build a modular data center around Rimac's battery and power electronics. The first unit is scheduled for installation at the Rimac Campus near Zagreb, Croatia, in November 2026. The companies did not disclose...

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Read Ukrainian Drone Strike Damages Russian Tax Service Data Center In Gorodets
Ukrainian strike drones damaged a data center operated for Russia's Federal Tax Service in Gorodets, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, overnight on Oct. 23. The Ukrainian monitoring channel Exilenova+ and th...

Ukrainian Drone Strike Damages Russian Tax Service Data Center In Gorodets

October 24, 2026 Russia / Россия

Ukrainian strike drones damaged a data center operated for Russia's Federal Tax Service in Gorodets, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, overnight on Oct. 23. The Ukrainian monitoring channel Exilenova+ and the Telegram outlet Astra reported the strike, which Data Center Dynamics covered the same day....

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Read Ballistic Strike in Kyiv Disables Datagroup Data Center
A ballistic strike overnight rendered a Datagroup-owned data center in Kyiv, Ukraine, inoperable. The telecoms company said restoring and operating the facility is “impossible.” The wider attack de...

Ballistic Strike in Kyiv Disables Datagroup Data Center

October 20, 2026 Ukraine

A ballistic strike overnight rendered a Datagroup-owned data center in Kyiv, Ukraine, inoperable. The telecoms company said restoring and operating the facility is “impossible.” The wider attack destroyed a shopping and entertainment center and damaged a medical facility and a 25-story...

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Read Hillwood Polska Revises Polish Data Center Plans After Local Opposition
Hillwood Polska has revised plans for a 130MW data center campus in Reguły, southwest of Warsaw, following local opposition. The buildings will be smaller and located farther from residential areas...

Hillwood Polska Revises Polish Data Center Plans After Local Opposition

October 19, 2026 Poland

Hillwood Polska has revised plans for a 130MW data center campus in Reguły, southwest of Warsaw, following local opposition. The buildings will be smaller and located farther from residential areas. “We carefully considered residents' opinions and treated them as an important element of the...

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Read Uncertainty Surrounds Proposed Data Center Development in Trzebnica, Poland
Renewable energy developer WBS Power appears to have withdrawn plans for a data center with a proposed 1.6GW power connection in Trzebnica, Lower Silesia, southwestern Poland. The WBS Power 3 proje...

Uncertainty Surrounds Proposed Data Center Development in Trzebnica, Poland

October 09, 2026 Poland

Renewable energy developer WBS Power appears to have withdrawn plans for a data center with a proposed 1.6GW power connection in Trzebnica, Lower Silesia, southwestern Poland. The WBS Power 3 project would have included buildings up to 35 meters tall, on-site diesel generators, and energy storage...

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Read Russia Claims De Novo Data Center In Kyiv Was Hit In Strikes
Russia claims it struck the De Novo data center in Kyiv, Ukraine, one of the country’s largest data centers. According to Russian state news agency TASS, Russian forces carried out strikes earlier ...

Russia Claims De Novo Data Center In Kyiv Was Hit In Strikes

September 19, 2026 Russia / Россия

Russia claims it struck the De Novo data center in Kyiv, Ukraine, one of the country’s largest data centers. According to Russian state news agency TASS, Russian forces carried out strikes earlier this week targeting Ukrainian industrial and infrastructure sites, including defense, energy,...

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Read S+B Gruppe Plans Data Center In Bucharest, Romania
Real estate developer S+B Gruppe has secured approval to build a 12MW Tier III data center in northern Bucharest, Romania. Named NIMB, the facility has received a building permit and grid connectio...

S+B Gruppe Plans Data Center In Bucharest, Romania

September 10, 2026 Romania

Real estate developer S+B Gruppe has secured approval to build a 12MW Tier III data center in northern Bucharest, Romania. Named NIMB, the facility has received a building permit and grid connection approval. It will provide 36,597 sq ft (3,400 sqm) of white space and is expected to open in 2028....

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Read Data Center Planned Near Warsaw, Poland, Sparks Local Protests
A data center planned for a Warsaw suburb has sparked concerns among local residents over its potential impact on water supplies. Developed by Sien Real, a joint venture between Budimex and Ferrovi...

Data Center Planned Near Warsaw, Poland, Sparks Local Protests

August 14, 2026 Poland

A data center planned for a Warsaw suburb has sparked concerns among local residents over its potential impact on water supplies. Developed by Sien Real, a joint venture between Budimex and Ferrovial, the project will include four buildings on a 45,305-square-meter site between Piaseczno and...

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Read Citylink to Supply Data Center Waste Heat to Wrocław District Heating Network
Property developer Citylink has signed an LOI with a local power plant to supply waste heat from its 24MW Wrocław Stadion data center to Wrocław’s district heating network. The system would capture...

Citylink to Supply Data Center Waste Heat to Wrocław District Heating Network

August 07, 2026 Poland

Property developer Citylink has signed an LOI with a local power plant to supply waste heat from its 24MW Wrocław Stadion data center to Wrocław’s district heating network. The system would capture heat from the facility, which is still under construction, and feed it into the municipal network....

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Read Cyta Acquires RedMax Data Center in Cyprus
Cypriot telecommunications provider Cyta has acquired the RedMax data center in the Latsia Industrial Area near Nicosia. The financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. RedMax, an IT and t...

Cyta Acquires RedMax Data Center in Cyprus

July 08, 2026 Cyprus

Cypriot telecommunications provider Cyta has acquired the RedMax data center in the Latsia Industrial Area near Nicosia. The financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. RedMax, an IT and telecoms company founded in 2004, launched the first phase of its RedOne data center in December...

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Read DriverAI Plans 80 MW "Quantum AI" Data Center in Cluj, Romania
Arizona-based technology company DriverAI has [announced plans](https://zfcomunicate.ro/driverai-accelereaza-planurile-privind-primul-centru-de-date-cu-inteligenta-artificiala-cuantica-din-romania-...

DriverAI Plans 80 MW "Quantum AI" Data Center in Cluj, Romania

June 12, 2026 Romania

Arizona-based technology company DriverAI has announced plans to build an 80 MW data center pairing GPU clusters with quantum computing hardware in Luna, a commune in Romania's Cluj County about 30 minutes from Cluj-Napoca. The company says the facility will roll out in four 20 MW phases on a...

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Read Polish Operator Emitel Acquires 2MW Data Center Outside Poland
Polish Operator Emitel Acquires 2MW Data Center Outside Poland

Polish Operator Emitel Acquires 2MW Data Center Outside Poland

May 26, 2026 Poland

Polish tower operator Emitel has acquired a 2MW data center located just outside Warsaw. The Cordiant-owned company is entering the data center market with plans to offer colocation, cloud computing, and data processing services. The facility is reportedly built to Tier III standards and has...

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Read Pantheon Plans Behind-the-Meter Data Center Development in Croatia
Pantheon Plans Behind-the-Meter Data Center Development in Croatia

Pantheon Plans Behind-the-Meter Data Center Development in Croatia

May 04, 2026 Croatia

US investment group Pantheon Atlas has unveiled plans for a hyperscale AI data center and innovation campus in Topusko, Croatia, with investment of up to €12 billion ($14.1 billion). The proposed 310-acre site will be located around 90km (56 miles) south of Zagreb, with potential to expand to 450...

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Read 260MW Data Center Planned for Konin, Poland
260MW Data Center Planned for Konin, Poland

260MW Data Center Planned for Konin, Poland

April 16, 2026 Poland

Property developer Central Energy Group (CGE) has announced plans for a 260MW AI data center in Konin, in central Poland. The facility is expected to cost €3 billion ($3.5 billion). CGE has secured the necessary power connection and environmental permits for the project, according to Konin...

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Read Data4 Opens Second Data Center in Poland Near Warsaw
Data4 Opens Second Data Center in Poland Near Warsaw

Data4 Opens Second Data Center in Poland Near Warsaw

April 09, 2026 Poland

European data center firm Data4 has launched a new facility outside Warsaw, Poland. The company this week announced the inauguration of the second data center at its campus in Jawczyce, within the municipality of Ożarów Mazowiecki near Warsaw. Data4 commissioned the first building at the site in...

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Read Sunly Plans Estonia Data Center Set to be the Baltic Region’s Largest
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Sunly Plans Estonia Data Center Set to be the Baltic Region’s Largest

March 17, 2026 Estonia

Renewable energy company Sunly has applied for planning permission to develop a 180MW AI data center near the village of Risti in Lääne-Nigula municipality, Estonia. If approved, the facility would become the country’s largest single electricity consumer and the biggest data center of its kind in...

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Read Ukrainian Forces Hit Data Center in Russian-occupied Prymorsk
Ukrainian Forces Hit Data Center in Russian-occupied Prymorsk

Ukrainian Forces Hit Data Center in Russian-occupied Prymorsk

February 13, 2026 Ukraine

Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) branch struck three targets across Russian-occupied lands, including a data center. The drone division said that it attacked the facility in Prymorsk, a city in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine."Every day Russian occupying forces make living more...

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Read Croatian Telecom Upgrades Cooling Monitoring System at Zagreb Data Center
Croatian Telecom Upgrades Cooling Monitoring System at Zagreb Data Center

Croatian Telecom Upgrades Cooling Monitoring System at Zagreb Data Center

February 05, 2026 Croatia

Croatian Telecom (aka Hrvatski Telekom) this week announced that, alongside Siemens, it had successfully completed the White Space Cooling Optimization (WSCO) project.“Thanks to intelligent sensor placement and AI-based cooling management, HT’s data center in Zagreb now operates more efficiently...

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