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Yandex Pay restores some transfers and payments after data center attacks
Yandex Pay has restored transfers and payments for some users after attacks damaged Yandex data centers in Russia.
The service is recovering gradually, and some functions remain unavailable while it handles the return of users; errors are still possible.
Payments by plastic cards and payment stickers are fully available, while transfers are being restored step by step.
Yandex says it stores transaction data across several data centers and had to rebuild its infrastructure after the attacks.
Savings account rates rose to 20% for one week, from October 11 through 17, for current users of the service’s savings accounts.
Payments due on Yandex loans or its Super Split service during the outage will not count as late, and users can ask support to reimburse any penalties.
Drone attacks hit Yandex data centers in three Russian regions: Ryazan, Kaluga and Vladimir.
Yandex is restoring access gradually, while government ministries are discussing ways to protect data centers.
Yandex Pay has restored transfers and payments for some users after attacks on the company’s data centers.
Access is being restored gradually, and some functions remain unavailable or may produce errors.
Payments by plastic cards and payment stickers are operating in full, according to Vedomosti.
Yandex said engineers had to rebuild infrastructure to preserve the replication of transaction data across multiple data centers.
The company offered users special terms on savings accounts and loan payments from October 11 to 17.
- Who
- Yandex Pay users and the company’s fintech division, led by Dmitry Pirogov.
- What
- Yandex Pay restored access to transfers and payments for some users after data-center attacks.
- When
- The restoration was reported on October 13, 2026.
- Where
- Yandex Pay’s services in Russia. The attacks affected data centers in the Ryazan region, Kaluga, and Vladimir.
- Why
- The attacks disrupted Yandex’s data centers, and engineers had to rebuild infrastructure before restoring services.
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Ukrainian drones attacked Yandex’s data center in Sasovo in the Ryazan region, and the site’s operations were fully stopped.
A Yandex data center in Kaluga was hit, disabling several modules.
A Yandex data center in Vladimir was attacked, and its operations were fully stopped.
Russia’s digital development minister said his ministry and the Defense Ministry were discussing protection for data centers after the attack on Yandex.
Yandex Pay reported that transfers and payments had been restored for some users.
- Affected sites
- Data centers in the Ryazan region, Kaluga, and Vladimir
- Transfers
- Being restored gradually for some users
- Card payments
- Plastic cards and payment stickers operating in full
- Savings account rate
- 20% annual interest for one week, October 11–17
- Loan payments
- Payments delayed during the service outage will not be considered overdue
What people are saying
Many of you can already see your money and manage it. We’re restoring access gradually so the service can handle the load.
It’s still operating unstably
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