Ukraine strikes third Yandex data center in four days, disrupting services
Ukrainian forces damaged a Yandex data center in Vladimir overnight, the third such strike in four days after hits on Ryazan and Kaluga. This degrades Yandex's infrastructure capacity, affecting services in Russia and abroad. The repeated targeting suggests a deliberate campaign to disrupt Russian digital infrastructure, with potential knock-on effects on civilian services and market operations.
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Ukraine Targets Yandex Data Centers in Deep-Strike Campaign
Ukrainian forces have conducted a series of drone strikes against multiple Yandex data centers across Russia, including facilities near Moscow, Vladimir, Ryazan, and Kaluga. These attacks, occurring over several days, have reportedly disabled at least one data center and disrupted Yandex services, marking an escalation in Ukraine's deep-strike campaign against Russian critical digital infrastructure. The full extent of damage and operational impact on Yandex and broader Russian internet services remains unconfirmed.