Conflict & Security
Ukraine strikes Yandex data centre in Vladimir, third attack on Russian firm in a week
October 11, 2026 at 01:28 PM · Updated 5d ago
3 reports · 1 in Arabic, 2 in English · over 4 hours
AJAl Jazeera Arabic
هجمات متتالية تعطل مراكز بيانات "غوغل روسيا"
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BNBBC News
Yandex: Ukraine strikes Russian data centre again despite Trump warning
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AJAl Jazeera English
Russia’s Yandex says data centre in Vladimir shut down after drone attack
(opens the publisher’s site)Ukraine has struck a Yandex data centre in Vladimir, suspending its operations, the third such attack on the Russian tech company's facilities this week.
- Yandex confirmed its Vladimir data centre was damaged by a drone attack and its operations had been "completely suspended."
- The strike follows Ukrainian attacks on Yandex facilities in Sasovo on Thursday and the Kaluga region on Friday.
- President Zelenskyy said Ukraine responds "in mirror-like fashion" to Russian strikes on data centres.
- At least 20 people including four children were killed in Russian attacks on Zaporizhzhia on Saturday, local officials confirmed.
- Yandex said the drone attack on its Vladimir facility caused no casualties but disrupted some digital services, with repairs underway.