Yandex Data Center Attacks in Ukraine War
Ukrainian strikes on Russian tech company Yandex's data centers disrupt its operations during the war.
October 2026
Attack sparked fire at Yandex facility in Ryazan region
An attack sparked a fire at a Yandex facility in the Ryazan region. The fire caused major outages affecting transport and e-commerce platforms.
Source ↗Drone attack causes fire at Yandex data centre in Ryazan region
A drone attack caused a fire at a data centre belonging to Yandex in the central Ryazan region. The company reported that the data centre stopped operating entirely following the incident.
Source ↗Yandex spokesperson confirms data centre damage and operational status
A Yandex spokesperson confirmed that a drone attack caused a fire at the Sasovo data centre, affecting part of its infrastructure. The company stated that emergency services were on site and the data centre had stopped operating.
Source ↗Former Ukraine disinformation head claims Kyiv responsibility for Yandex hit
The former head of Ukraine's Center for Countering Disinformation stated that Kyiv was responsible for the night-time hit on the Yandex centre. This statement was made via Telegram.
Source ↗Drone attack damaged Yandex data centre in Vladimir
A drone attack damaged infrastructure at the Yandex data centre in Vladimir. Operations at the facility were completely suspended following the incident.
Source ↗Ukrainian drone strike damages Yandex data centre near Moscow
A Ukrainian drone strike damaged a Yandex data centre located in Vladimir, east of Moscow. Yandex reported that no injuries occurred at the facility.
Source ↗Yandex pauses operations at data centre following Ukrainian strike
Yandex was forced to pause operations at a data centre near Moscow after it was damaged in a Ukrainian drone strike. Some of Yandex's services became unavailable to users.
Source ↗Yandex reported two data centres hit in Ukrainian strikes
Yandex announced that it was struggling to maintain services after two of its five data centres were hit by Ukrainian strikes. This followed a third attack on the company's sites that week.
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