Ukraine steps up strikes on Russia’s tech infrastructure, damaging third data center in 4 days
Ukrainian drone strikes have damaged a third data center operated by Russian technology giant Yandex in four days, disrupting services such as taxi and map applications, cloud storage, and payments. The attacks, which began on October 8, have affected millions of people in Russia and other countries. Yandex has suspended operations at the affected data centers.
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- ✓ Ukrainian drone strikes have damaged three data centers operated by Yandex in four days.
- ✓ The data centers are operated by Russian technology giant Yandex.
- ✓ The strikes have disrupted services such as taxi and map applications, cloud storage, and payments.
- ✓ Millions of people in Russia and other countries have been affected.
What changed
A third data center operated by Yandex was damaged in a Ukrainian drone strike, bringing the total number of affected centers to three in four days.
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Ukraine strikes damage third Russian data center in four days
Ukrainian drone strikes have damaged a third data center operated by Russian technology giant Yandex in four days, disrupting services such as taxi and map applications, cloud storage, and payments. The attacks, which began on October 8, have affected millions of people in Russia and other countries. Yandex has suspended operations at the affected data centers.
Why it matters
The strikes are part of Ukraine's widening campaign against Russian tech infrastructure. Yandex, often referred to as 'Russia's Google', has been a significant target. The disruptions have had far-reaching impacts on daily life and businesses in Russia.
What is confirmed
- Ukrainian drone strikes have damaged three data centers operated by Yandex in four days.
- The data centers are operated by Russian technology giant Yandex.
- The strikes have disrupted services such as taxi and map applications, cloud storage, and payments.
- Millions of people in Russia and other countries have been affected.
- Yandex has suspended operations at the affected data centers.
What to watch next
- Further Ukrainian strikes on Russian tech infrastructure
- Yandex's efforts to restore operations at affected data centers
- Russian response to the Ukrainian drone strikes
confidence 85%Sources used for this update (11)
- Reuters — Russia's Yandex says second data centre hit by drone attack
- BBC — Russian search engine Yandex struggles after Ukrainian strikes on data centres
- Ars Technica — Ukraine’s drones knock out AI data center belonging to "Russia’s Google"
- AP News — Ukraine steps up strikes on Russia’s tech infrastructure, damaging third data center in 4 days
- Українська правда — Drone attack shuts down Yandex data centre in Russia's Vladimir
- economictimes.indiatimes.com — Ukrainian drone attack: Ukraine steps up strikes on Russia's tech infrastructure, damaging third data cen....
- timesofindia.indiatimes.com — Ukraine steps up attacks on Russian tech infrastructure, damages third data center
- www.bbc.com — Yandex: Ukraine strikes Russian data centre again despite Trump warning
- meduza.io — ‘Alice is still chugging along, though she’s showing clear signs of a personality breakdown’: Meduza readers describe how attacks on Yandex data centers are ch…
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