Drone strikes hit Yandex data centres in Ryazan and Kaluga regions
A drone strike set fire to Yandex's data centre in Sasovo, Ryazan Oblast, forcing the facility to shut down and disrupting online services. The company confirmed the incident and said restoration could take up to 24 hours. A separate drone strike hit Yandex's data centre in Kaluga, southwest of Moscow, disabling several modules but causing no casualties. Yandex said employees were working around the clock to maintain operations, but no restoration schedule has been provided. Regional governors reported injuries in unrelated nighttime attacks in Kaluga, but none at the data centre sites.
How this was covered
- Right-leaning outlets covered this 3h later
- Coverage peaked at 6 outlets in a single hour
Why it matters
Disruptions at the data centres affect services used by millions of Russian users and businesses.
How this story developed
- Oct 8 Ukrainian drone strike ignites fire at Yandex data centre in Ryazan
- Oct 8 Yandex Cloud confirmed power‑supply issues and issued a customer advisory following the incident.
- Oct 9 A drone strike in Kaluga disabled several data centre modules.
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