Incident · Property damage
Drone strikes damage Yandex data centers in Sasovo and Kaluga
A drone attack seriously damaged the Yandex data center in Sasovo overnight into October 8 and it was completely shut down. Yandex said its Kaluga data center was also attacked, putting part of its infrastructure out of service. Yandex said no employees were hurt.
Occurred 2026-10-08 · Yandex
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- Russia's Yandex halts operations at data center after drone strike · https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/08/russia-yandex-ukraine-drone-strike-data-center.html · 2026-10-08
- What is happening to our data centers, the iron heart of Yandex · https://www.yandex.com/company/news/2026-10-09 · 2026-10-09
- Russia's Yandex says nearly 3% of cloud customer data lost after attacks · https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/russias-yandex-says-nearly-3-cloud-customer-data-lost-after-attacks-6539666 · 2026-11-10
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What happened in Drone strikes damage Yandex data centers in Sasovo and Kaluga?
A drone attack seriously damaged the Yandex data center in Sasovo overnight into October 8 and it was completely shut down. Yandex said its Kaluga data center was also attacked, putting part of its infrastructure out of service. Yandex said no employees were hurt.
When did this incident occur?
The incident is recorded as occurring on October 8, 2026 on the DEPLOY registry. The date reflects the underlying real-world event, not the registry record's creation date.
Who was involved in Drone strikes damage Yandex data centers in Sasovo and Kaluga?
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Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-11-12
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Last reviewed 2026-11-12
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