In brief
A Ukrainian drone launched a third strike on Russian tech giant Yandex’s data centre in Vladimir, forcing the company to suspend operations. No injuries were reported at the site, but services such as Yandex’s AI chatbot and smart‑home devices suffered outages. The Ukrainian government says the attacks target revenue centres to pressure Moscow, while Russian forces continue retaliatory strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure. Yandex is working to restore connectivity amid uncertainty over service timelines. The incident underscores the growing cyber‑physical dimension of the ongoing war.
The Russian‑based technology firm, called “Russia’s Google”, was forced to pause operations at its data centre in Vladimir after a Ukrainian drone strike damaged the facility earlier this week.
The strike – the third hit on Yandex sites this week – left no injuries but disrupted services, including its AI chatbot and smart‑home devices.
Ukrainian officials said the attacks target revenue‑generating infrastructure to pressure Moscow, while Russia has continued to strike Ukrainian targets, deepening the cyber‑physical conflict.
Yandex is working to restore connectivity, but the company warned that normalised service could take an uncertain amount of time.
Russian strikes against Ukrainian data centres have already caused outages, prompting some firms to move their servers abroad.
