Yandex’s data center in Russia has completely shut down following a drone attack

A drone attack in the morning of October 8 completely shut down Yandex’s data center in the city of Sasovo, Ryazan Region, Russia. The company’s press service announced that the facility had ceased operations, Interfax reports. According to interfax.ru.

The number of online reports of disruptions to the company’s services is growing. Some of its services may currently be unavailable to users.

The press service also reported damage to part of the infrastructure. No one was injured. Specialists are working to address the consequences of the incident and restore the services.

On October 4 and overnight into October 5, the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck the following targets:

• launch and storage sites for attack drones;
• a command post;
• a Russian forces’ UAV depot.

These facilities were hit near Donetsk and Berdiansk, among other locations.

We have previously reported:

• Could Ukraine be left without communications? Prime Minister warns of worst-case scenario
• Four killed overnight: Russia launched more than 2,200 drones at Ukraine in a week
• Some online TV channels disappeared in Mykolaiv after a strike on a Kyiv data center
• Russia is striking Ukraine’s data centers to put pressure on the economy — ISW
• Could Ukrainians be left without internet? What to expect after Russian strikes on data centers