Yandex: Ukraine Strikes Russian Data Centre Again Despite Trump Warning
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Russian tech giant Yandex forced to pause operations at data centre near Moscow
By Hafsa Khalil
Published 16 minutes ago
Russian tech giant Yandex has suffered another blow after its data centre near Moscow was damaged in a Ukrainian drone strike—the third attack on its facilities this week.
The company, often referred to as "Russia's Google," reported that no injuries occurred at the centre in Vladimir, but some of its services became unavailable to users.
This latest incident follows two previous strikes on Yandex's data centres in Ukraine this week. On Sunday, US President Donald Trump cautioned Ukraine to "damn well stop" attacking Russia's oil refineries, a day after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for de-escalation backed by real guarantees.
Yandex confirmed the damage to its Vladimir data centre via Telegram, stating that operations had been "completely suspended" while they worked to restore connectivity.
Prior strikes targeted centres in Sasovo on Thursday and Kaluga on Friday, leading Yandex to warn that it was "very difficult to predict" when its data centres would be fully operational again.
The escalating attacks highlight the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, which has intensified infrastructure targeting in recent months. Ukraine claims these strikes target revenue streams for Russia's war machine.
Meanwhile, Russian strikes on Ukraine continued over the weekend, with six people injured in the Dnipropetrovsk region and at least 20, including four children, killed in Zaporizhzhia.