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Ukrainian strike knocks out Yandex services across six countries

By Drooid · Oct 16, 2026, 12:09 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Ukrainian forces attacked Yandex data centers in Sasovo, Vladimir and Kaluga, shutting down two and damaging the third between Oct 8-11.
Yandex switched its cloud services to emergency mode and urged customers to activate disaster-recovery plans.
The strike disrupted Yandex Pay, taxi, email and AI-assistant services in six countries.
Vladimir governor Alexander Avdeyev reported fires knocked out two substations, affecting 5,000 residents.

History

Historical Context

The 2008 Russo-Georgian war launched coordinated cyber assaults three weeks before the August fighting, peaking on 8 August and disabling Georgian government sites while routing traffic through Russian servers. In October 2024 Ukrainian forces hit Yandex data centres in Sasovo, Vladimir and Kaluga, pushing the company into emergency cloud mode across six nations. Both cases show modern wars targeting digital infrastructure.

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Story summary

Ukrainian forces attacked Yandex data centers in Sasovo, Vladimir and Kaluga, shutting down two and damaging the third between Oct 8-11.
Yandex switched its cloud services to emergency mode and urged customers to activate disaster-recovery plans.
The strike disrupted Yandex Pay, taxi, email and AI-assistant services in six countries.
Vladimir governor Alexander Avdeyev reported fires knocked out two substations, affecting 5,000 residents.

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