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Drone Fire Hits Yandex Centre; Ukraine Bus Strike Kills 30
A drone attack started a fire at a data centre run by Yandex in Russia.
The company said the centre stopped working, but no one was hurt there.
Ukraine has not said it carried out that attack.
In Ukraine, officials said a Russian bomb hit two buses in Kramatorsk and killed 30 people.
A Ukrainian regional governor said the bus attack targeted civilians.
The day before, a Russian missile attack on an apartment building in Pryluky killed 22 people, including five children.
Officials stopped public transport in Kramatorsk and nearby Sloviansk because they were worried about safety.
The attacks show how the war is affecting both infrastructure and civilians.
A drone attack sparked a fire at Yandex’s data centre in Sasovo, Ryazan, on Thursday, Oct. 8.
Yandex said the facility stopped operating and some services could become unavailable; it reported no casualties.
Ukraine has not claimed responsibility for the attack on the Russian data centre.
Ukrainian authorities said a Russian glide bomb struck two buses in Kramatorsk, killing 30 people.
Local authorities suspended public transport in Kramatorsk and neighbouring Sloviansk over safety concerns.
- Who
- Yandex; Ukrainian authorities said Russian forces struck two buses in Kramatorsk.
- What
- A drone attack caused a fire and shutdown at a Yandex data centre; a separate bus strike killed 30 people.
- Where
- The data centre was in Sasovo, Ryazan, Russia; the buses were struck in Kramatorsk, Ukraine.
- When
- Thursday, Oct. 8; the articles do not state the year.
- Why
- The reason for the data-centre attack is not established. Ukrainian authorities said the bus strike was a Russian attack; the article gives no explanation for its purpose.
Ukrainian Officials’ Account
Attribution and Unconfirmed Details
Kramatorsk bus strike
Ukrainian Officials’ Account
Ukrainian authorities said a Russian glide bomb struck two buses, killing 30 people; Donetsk Governor Vadym Filashkin accused Russia of deliberately targeting civilians.
Attribution and Unconfirmed Details
The article reports Ukraine’s account and accusation but provides no Russian response or independent confirmation of the strike’s attribution.
Yandex data-centre attack
Ukrainian Officials’ Account
The attack damaged the facility, and the article notes Kyiv has intensified strikes on Russian energy and industrial infrastructure in recent months.
Attribution and Unconfirmed Details
Ukraine has not claimed responsibility for this attack, and the article does not identify who carried it out.
Key facts
- Data centre
- Yandex facility in Sasovo, Ryazan
- Data-centre impact
- The facility stopped operating; some Yandex services could become unavailable.
- Data-centre casualties
- Yandex reported no casualties.
- Bus strike casualties
- Ukrainian authorities reported 30 people killed.
- Bus strike weapon
- Ukrainian authorities said two buses were hit by a Russian glide bomb.
- Earlier attack
- A Russian missile attack on an apartment building in Pryluky killed 22 people, including five children, the previous day.
- Public transport
- Authorities suspended public transport in Kramatorsk and neighbouring Sloviansk.
Quotes
Yandex
The Russian technology company operating the damaged data centre.
“There are no casualties, and emergency services are on site dealing with the aftermath.”
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