Ukraine strikes Yandex data centre in third attack on Russian tech giant
Ukrainian drone strikes have disabled a Yandex data center in Vladimir, marking the third attack on the Russian tech giant's facilities within four days. The company, often called Russia's Google, has suspended operations at the Vladimir site and reported no injuries. These strikes have disrupted Yandex services and knocked out an AI data center, signaling a broadened Ukrainian campaign targeting Russian tech and cloud infrastructure to degrade internal capabilities.
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- ✓ Ukraine has targeted Yandex data centers three times in four days.
- ✓ A Ukrainian drone strike shut down a Yandex data center in Vladimir.
- ✓ Yandex reported no injuries at the Vladimir facility.
- ✓ The attacks have forced Yandex to pause operations and disrupt services.
What changed
Ukraine disabled a third Yandex data center in Vladimir following two previous strikes this week.
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Ukraine strikes third Yandex data center in four days
Ukrainian drone strikes have disabled a Yandex data center in Vladimir, marking the third attack on the Russian tech giant's facilities within four days. The company, often called Russia's Google, has suspended operations at the Vladimir site and reported no injuries. These strikes have disrupted Yandex services and knocked out an AI data center, signaling a broadened Ukrainian campaign targeting Russian tech and cloud infrastructure to degrade internal capabilities.
Why it matters
Yandex provides critical search and AI infrastructure for Russia. These attacks occur amid a wider Russo-Ukrainian war that has expanded to include cyberwarfare and strikes on infrastructure inside Russian borders.
What is confirmed
- Ukraine has targeted Yandex data centers three times in four days.
- A Ukrainian drone strike shut down a Yandex data center in Vladimir.
- Yandex reported no injuries at the Vladimir facility.
- The attacks have forced Yandex to pause operations and disrupt services.
- One of the targeted facilities was an AI data center.
Still unconfirmed
- The strikes occurred despite a warning from Donald Trump.
What to watch next
- Russian government response to the infrastructure targeting
- Yandex recovery timeline for AI and cloud services
- Further Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian tech hubs
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- www.bbc.com — Ukraine War | Latest News & Updates| BBC News
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- Reuters — Russia's Yandex says second data centre hit by drone attack
- Ars Technica — Ukraine’s drones knock out AI data center belonging to "Russia’s Google"
- Bloomberg.com — Ukraine Hits Third Russian Yandex Data Hub, Disrupting Services
- BBC — Yandex: Ukraine strikes Russian data centre again despite Trump warning
- Al Jazeera — Russia’s Yandex says data centre in Vladimir shut down after drone attack
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