Ukraine strikes Yandex data centre in third attack on Russian tech giant

Yandex confirmed via Telegram that its information centre in Vladimir had been damaged and that operations had been "completely suspended", though it said it was moving to reconstruct connectivity. The strikes against Yandex facilities occurred on Thursday in Sasovo and on Friday in Kaluga, south‑west of Moscow, disrupting several of its services, including its AI chatbot and smart‑location devices. The company, which also operates a food‑ordering and taxi app used by tens of millions of people, said at the time that its data centres are critical for the normal functioning of its services and that it was "very hard to predict" when they would be back online. Meanwhile, Russian attacks on Ukraine continued over the weekend. The State Emergency Service of Ukraine reported that six people were injured in overnight strikes across four districts in the south‑eastern Dnipropetrovsk region. On Saturday, at least 20 people, including four children, were killed in Russian strikes on Zaporizhzhia, according to regional officials. Russia has previously targeted Ukrainian information centres, causing internet outages and prompting some firms to move their servers abroad. Read the full story at BBC News →