Ukraine steps up attacks on Russian tech infrastructure, damages third data center

A recent drone strike by Ukraine has damaged a Yandex data centre in Vladimir, disrupting operations and causing service outages in taxi and banking sectors across multiple cities. (Pic Credit: Reuters) A Ukrainian drone strike damaged a data center operated by Russian technology major Yandex, forcing it to suspend operations, the company said on Sunday. The incident marked the third attack on the company's facilities in four days as Kyiv expands its strikes on infrastructure located deep inside Russian territory.The strike on the facility in Vladimir, east of Moscow, disrupted several Yandex services. Russian independent news outlet Astra reported that users across dozens of Russian cities, as well as in Kazakhstan, Belarus and Armenia, were unable to book taxis or access banking services.Russia and Ukraine continue to engage in long-range aerial attacks even as fighting along much of the frontline remains largely deadlocked, more than four and a half years after Moscow launched its full-scale invasion. Kyiv's latest strikes on data centers follow Russian attacks on similar infrastructure in Ukraine.“ As a result of the drone attack, the infrastructure of Yandex's data center in V...