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

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Yandex, a major Russian technology company, reported that its data center in Vladimir was shut down after sustaining damage from a drone attack. No injuries were reported, but several of Yandex's services became unavailable as emergency services responded and the company assessed the extent of the damage. This incident is part of a series of cyber-related attacks on technology infrastructure between Russia and Ukraine, with both sides targeting each other’s data centers over the past week.
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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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Russia GPE · 7× Yandex ORG · 5× Moscow GPE · 4× Ukrainian NORP · 4× Ukraine GPE · 3× Sasovo GPE · 2× 4Russian NORP · 1× 4Ukraine GPE · 1× Russian NORP · 1× Vladimir PERSON · 1×

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🔮 “The remaining resource configuration is considered unstable,” it added, warning that technical support communications could also be disrupted as teams assessed the damage.
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Russia’s Yandex says data centre in Vladimir shut down after drone attack · assertive framing

Claims (14 extracted, 1 hedged)

A Russian data centre run by technology and AI company Yandex has been shut down after it was hit in a drone attack. asserted
it → run → 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. asserted
company → report → Sunday
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Russia → turn → system
Emergency 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. asserted
it → say → 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. asserted
platform → suspend → mode
“The remaining resource configuration is considered unstable,” it added, warning that technical support communications could also be disrupted as teams assessed the damage. uncertain
teams → remain → damage
It is the third attack on the company’s data centres in the last week, as Russia and Ukraine continue to escalate attacks on each other’s technology infrastructure. asserted
Russia → continue → infrastructure
On Friday, Yandex, which is heavily involved in Russia’s AI development and is sometimes referred to as “Russia’s Google”, said its data centre in the Kaluga region southwest of Moscow was struck by Ukrainian drones and partly put out of action. asserted
centre → involve → action
A day earlier, a Ukrainian attack shut down Yandex’s data hub in Sasovo, southeast of Moscow, where two of the three supercomputers used to develop the company’s AI model are housed. asserted
two → shut → model
“We always respond in mirror-like fashion,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday, following the Sasovo strike. asserted
Zelenskyy → respond → strike
“You all know, they have been hitting and continue to hit our data centres. asserted
they → know → centres
We are responding. asserted
We → respond → ?
I can’t share all the details.” asserted
I → share → details
Russia has struck several Ukrainian data centres and telecommunications infrastructure facilities over the past month, including targets in central Kyiv, in an apparent effort to disrupt the country’s connectivity and digital commerce. asserted
Russia → strike → connectivity
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