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Drone attack damages Yandex data center in Russia
A drone attack damaged a data center belonging to Russian internet company Yandex in Vladimir, more than 170 kilometres east of Moscow.
Yandex said the center had stopped operating and some services were unavailable.
People in several Russian regions and abroad reportedly had problems using services including payments and taxis.
Ukraine had also hit Yandex sites in the Ryazan region and Kaluga on Thursday and Friday.
No one was reported injured in the attack on the Vladimir facility, though a fire broke out and about 5,000 residents initially lost power.
Russia has also attacked data centers in Ukraine, and its Defence Ministry said it had targeted one in Odesa.
The attacks are part of the wider war, in which Ukraine strikes targets inside Russia as it defends itself against Russia's invasion.
A drone attack damaged infrastructure at a Yandex data center in Vladimir, the company said.
The data center stopped operating, and some services became unavailable.
No injuries were reported in the attack on the data center.
The facility is more than 170 kilometres east of Moscow.
Ukraine had also struck Yandex sites in Sasovo and Kaluga on Thursday and Friday, the report said.
- Who
- Ukraine was blamed for the drone attack; Yandex reported the damage.
- What
- A drone attack damaged data center infrastructure, halted operations and disrupted some services.
- When
- The report was published on 11 October 2026; the attack time was not stated.
- Where
- Vladimir, Russia, more than 170 kilometres east of Moscow.
- Why
- Not stated.
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Ukraine had struck Yandex sites in Sasovo and Kaluga, the report said.
Yandex reported that a drone attack damaged infrastructure at its data center in Vladimir.
- Company
- Yandex
- Location
- Vladimir, Russia
- Distance from Moscow
- More than 170 kilometres east
- Facility status
- Operations fully stopped
- Reported injuries
- None at the data center attack
Sources
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