A data center operated by Yandex, a major Russian IT company, suspended operations after being attacked by Ukrainian military drones. Data centers near Moscow have also come under successive attacks, leaving some services unavailable.
Yandex, a major Russian IT company, announced on the 11th that its data center in Vladimir Region, east of the capital Moscow, had been attacked and had completely ceased operations. This brings to 3 the number of the company’s data centers that have suspended operations. Attacks were also reported in Ryazan Region on the 8th and Kaluga Region on the 9th.
The incident reportedly caused malfunctions that made some of Yandex’s services, including taxi dispatch and food delivery, unavailable. Yandex operates a broad range of businesses, including not only a search engine but also AI development, and is regarded as a company closely connected to daily life in Russia.
Multiple data centers in Russia are said to have come under attack, and Russian media have pointed to service outages caused by damage to infrastructure. The incident is said to have affected services directly linked to corporate operations and daily life, and further details are being closely watched.
The focus going forward is expected to be on whether Yandex will announce a new recovery plan or additional security measures.