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Drones hit Yandex data centre in first major attack on Russian data hub

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On October 8, drones attacked a Yandex data center in Russia’s Ryazan region, causing a fire that halted operations completely. Yandex confirmed its core services remained unaffected but was working to restore impacted functions. This attack marks the first significant strike on a Russian data hub by Ukrainian forces and follows recent retaliatory attacks between the two countries targeting each other's infrastructure.

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On October 10, 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump called for Ukraine to replace its president, Volodymyr Zelensky, accusing him of rejecting opportunities to end the war with Russia and contributing to global fuel shortages through strikes on Russian energy infrastructure. This came after Trump signed a deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin to buy diesel from Russia, aiming to address high U.S. fuel prices ahead of midterm elections.

Zelensky expressed pain over Trump's decision in an interview on October 14, stating it was "painful" when Trump chose the side of Russia rather than Ukraine. He added that maintaining neutrality without wavering is crucial for partners like Trump but acknowledged a sense of betrayal while emphasizing Ukraine’s commitment to its own sovereignty and citizens.

These developments underscored growing tensions between the U.S. and Ukraine, with European leaders voicing support for Ukraine at an EU summit in Brussels following Zelensky's diplomatic outreach amidst deteriorating relations with the U.S.

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MOSCOW Russia Russian Ukrainian Yandex

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Yandex ORG · 4× Russian NORP · 3× Russia GPE · 2× Ukrainian NORP · 2× MOSCOW GPE · 1× REUTERS ORG · 1× Yandex Cloud ORG · 1× YandexGPT ORG · 1×

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On the website of its Yandex Cloud service, the company said there were problems with the electricity supply at one data centre "zone", and recommended customers use other zones.

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Drones hit Yandex data centre in first major attack on Russian data hub · assertive framing

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Drones hit Yandex data centre in first major attack on Russian data hub asserted

Drones → hit → hub

Drones hit a major data centre in Russia's Ryazan region owned by the country's leading AI and technology company Yandex, the company said on Thursday. asserted

company → hit → Thursday

It added that the attack caused a fire and forced the company to fully suspend the centre's operations. asserted

attack → add → operations

The company said it was dealing with the consequences and restoring affected services. asserted

it → say → services

The company said that its core consumer services were not affected. asserted

services → say → ?

Yandex runs YandexGPT, one of Russia's leading generative AI models. asserted

Yandex → run → models

The attack on the Yandex data centre followed a wave of Russian attacks on Ukrainian data centres in recent weeks. asserted

attack → follow → weeks

On the website of its Yandex Cloud service, the company said there were problems with the electricity supply at one data centre "zone", and recommended customers use other zones. asserted

customers → say → zones