Yandex halts operations at major data center after drone attack, disrupting Russian services
Yandex halted operations at a major data center following a drone attack, per CNBC. NetBlocks data showed connectivity for Yandex.Cloud LLC (AS200350) in Russia fell to 71% of normal on October 8, 2026. A separate report citing Fakti attributes a fire at a Yandex data center in Sasovo, in Russia's Ryazan region, to a Ukrainian drone strike, affecting Yandex search, maps, taxi, and cloud services; that attribution remains unconfirmed by the CNBC report.
Yandex halted operations at a major data center following a drone attack, per CNBC. NetBlocks data showed connectivity for Yandex.Cloud LLC (AS200350) in Russia fell to 71% of normal on October 8, 2026. A separate report citing Fakti attributes a fire at a Yandex data center in Sasovo, in Russia's Ryazan region, to a Ukrainian drone strike, affecting Yandex search, maps, taxi, and cloud services; that attribution remains unconfirmed by the CNBC report.
Key facts
- Yandex halted operations at a major data center after a drone attack, according to CNBC.
- CNBC published its report on October 8, 2026.
- NetBlocks data showed connectivity for Yandex.Cloud LLC (AS200350) in Russia fell to 71% of normal on October 8, 2026.
- A post citing Fakti attributes a fire at a Yandex data center in Sasovo, in Russia's Ryazan region, to a Ukrainian drone strike.
- The post says Yandex search, maps, taxi, and cloud services were affected.
- The attribution to a Ukrainian drone strike is unconfirmed by the CNBC report.
- Reuters confirms drones struck a data center owned by Russia's Yandex in the town of Sasovo.
- Reuters describes the strike as the first major attack on a Russian data hub since the Ukraine war began.
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Drones struck a data center owned by Russia's Yandex in the town of Sasovo, marking the first major attack on a Russian data hub since the Ukraine war began (Reuters) (Visit Techmeme dot com for the link and full context!)
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Russia's internet giant Yandex halts operations at major data center after drone attack https://t.co/iUzXbY0FY8
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Mario Nawfal@MarioNawfalPost on X ·
🚨🇷🇺 Russia’s entire search, map, and taxi infrastructure just COLLAPSED after a data center caught fire It was Yandex’s main servers that took the hit, taking down the tech giant that practically runs the country's internet. It tracks to a data center in Sasovo, in the Ryazan region, after a Ukrainian drone run set the site burning. Search, cloud, and the sites that sit on them flickered with the smoke. The war just reached the building that keeps the Russian internet on. Source: Fakti (Bulgarian outlet) / Writers: Lucas, Bri
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