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Drone attack disables Yandex data center east of Moscow
A drone attack damaged a Yandex data center in Vladimir, east of Moscow.
Yandex said the center’s operations had stopped and it was assessing how to restore them.
No one was injured, the company said.
Yandex runs Russia’s most popular search engine, as well as taxi and food delivery services used by millions.
The company said its platform was operating only in emergency mode, and technical support could also be affected.
This was the third attack on Yandex infrastructure in a week, after damage to sites in Kaluga and Ryazan regions.
Yandex is working to repair the damage, but it has not said when normal operations will resume.
A drone attack damaged a Yandex data center in Vladimir, east of Moscow, and halted its operations.
Yandex said no one was injured and that it was assessing how to resume the facility’s activities.
The company said its platform could operate only in emergency mode, with technical support services also potentially affected.
The incident was the third attack on Yandex infrastructure within a week, according to the report.
Yandex runs Russia’s most popular search engine as well as taxi and food-delivery services used by millions.
- Who
- Yandex, a Russian technology company.
- What
- A drone attack damaged a data center and halted its operations.
- When
- The article was published on October 11, 2026; it does not give the attack’s exact time.
- Where
- Vladimir, east of Moscow.
- Why
- Not stated
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
No direct quotes in the coverage so far.
An attack caused a fire at a Yandex site in the Ryazan region, leading to major outages in transport and e-commerce.
A drone attack damaged a Yandex data center in the Kaluga region, affecting some services.
A drone attack damaged the data center in Vladimir and stopped its operations.
- Company
- Yandex
- Data center location
- Vladimir, east of Moscow
- Injuries
- None reported
- Service status
- Platform operating only in emergency mode
- Attacks on Yandex infrastructure
- Third incident within a week
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