Yandex, a major Russian technology company providing search, email, and consumer services, halted operations at its data centre in Vladimir following damage from a Ukrainian drone strike. The company confirmed the facility had been “completely suspended” but indicated restoration efforts were underway. No injuries were reported at the site.
This incident represents the third attack on Yandex infrastructure within a seven-day period. Earlier strikes occurred at facilities in Sasovo on Thursday and Kaluga on Friday, both of which disrupted various services including the company’s artificial intelligence chatbot and smart home device platform. Yandex operates five data centres total and noted difficulty in predicting service restoration timelines.
Ukrainian officials characterized the strikes as targeting infrastructure that generates revenue supporting Russia’s military operations, with the intention of forcing resource reallocation toward reconstruction efforts. The attacks are part of an escalation in infrastructure targeting by both nations as the conflict continues into its fifth year following Russia’s full-scale invasion.
The latest strike occurred hours after US President Donald Trump issued statements urging Ukraine to halt attacks on Russian oil refineries to increase global diesel availability—a position that generated criticism from European officials and tensions with Ukrainian leadership.
Simultaneously, Russian forces continued strikes against Ukrainian targets, with six people injured in overnight attacks across four districts in the Dnipropetrovsk region and at least 20 people killed, including four children, in Saturday attacks on Zaporizhzhia. Historical precedent shows Russia has similarly targeted Ukrainian data centres, causing widespread internet disruptions and prompting some companies to relocate server infrastructure abroad.
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