Russia’s Yandex says data centre in Vladimir shut down after drone attack

Third strike on Yandex facilities in a week comes as Russia and Ukraine escalate attacks on tech infrastructure.Published On 11 Oct 202611 Oct 2026A Russian data centre run by technology and AI company ⁠Yandex has been shut down after it was hit in a drone attack.No injuries were reported in the attack on the facility in the city of Vladimir, east of the capital, Moscow, the company said on Sunday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Why is US turning to Russia for diesel despite sanctions?list 2 of 4Ukraine launches major drone attack on Russia’s Moscow region, killing twolist 3 of 4Russian attack on buses in Ukraine’s Kramatorsk kills at least 30 peoplelist 4 of 4‘New tactic’: Russia expands deadly attacks on Ukraine’s transport systemend of listEmergency services were at the site and several of Yandex’s services were unavailable ‌to users, the company said, as it evaluated ways to restore its systems.“Operations at the data centre have been completely suspended,” Yandex said in a service alert on Telegram, advising users to activate disaster-recovery plans as the platform operated in emergency mode.“The remaining resource configuration is considered unstable,” it added,...