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Drone strike hits Yandex data center in Sasovo, disrupting Yandex Cloud

The Record reports a fire at a plant housing a Yandex data center in Sasovo, Ryazan region, on Oct. 8. No one has claimed the strike. Yandex cites a power outage at one facility, says it moved workloads, and warns new cloud resources may be limited. NetBlocks put connectivity near 70% of normal. No injuries reported.

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Thursday, October 8, 2026

08:40
Reuters
Drones struck a data center owned by Russia's Yandex in the town of Sasovo, marking the first major attack on a Russian data hub since the Ukraine war began
08:40
DatacenterDynamics
datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/yandex-data-center-hit-in-drone-attack-in-russia/
08:40
The Record
therecord.media/yandex-russia-drone-ukraine
08:40
The Kyiv Independent
kyivindependent.com/russias-largest-yandex-data-center-reportedly-hit-in-drone-attack/
08:40
Reuters
nbcnews.com/world/russia/drones-hit-yandex-data-center-first-major-attack-russian-data-hub-rcna602241
08:40
Metro.co.uk
metro.co.uk/2026/10/08/major-russian-data-centre-owned-leading-ai-company-attacked-drones-29690547/
08:40
CNBC
cnbc.com/2026/10/08/russia-yandex-ukraine-drone-strike-data-center.html
10:10
Tom's Hardware
tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/ukrainian-drones-hit-russias-yandex-data-centers-housing-two-top-supercomputers-major-outage-follows-retaliatory-strike
10:10
Ukrainska Pravda
pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/10/08/8057012/
12:10
The Moscow Times
themoscowtimes.com/2026/10/08/ukrainian-drones-hit-yandex-data-center-after-wave-of-russian-attacks-a93915
12:40
Los Angeles Times
latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-10-08/strike-on-ukrainian-public-buses-leaves-30-dead-as-blackouts-worsen-in-kyiv
13:40
Daily Sabah
dailysabah.com/business/economy/drone-hits-data-center-of-russias-google-in-1st-for-ukraine-war
15:40
The Kyiv Independent
kyivindependent.com/we-always-respond-in-kind-zelensky-addresses-ukrainian-attacks-on-russian-data-center/

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