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Ukraine strikes Yandex data centre in third attack this week
Ukrainian forces have damaged a Yandex facility near Moscow, the third strike on Russia's largest tech company in days, forcing the company to suspend operations.
In brief
Ukrainian forces have damaged a Yandex facility near Moscow, the third strike on Russia's largest tech company in days, forcing the company to suspend operations. Ukraine struck a Yandex data centre near Moscow on Sunday, the third attack on the Russian tech giant this week, forcing it to suspend operations at the…
Third Yandex strike in a week
Ukrainian forces have damaged a Yandex data centre near Moscow in Vladimir, forcing the company to suspend operations completely. This is the third attack on the Russian tech giant this week.
Services knocked offline
Yandex confirmed on Telegram that operations at the Vladimir facility had been completely suspended. The company said no one was injured but some services were unavailable to users.
Earlier strikes this week
Yandex was hit on Thursday in Sasovo and Friday in Kaluga, south-west of Moscow. The company runs a food-ordering and taxi app used by tens of millions of people, along with an AI chatbot and…
Ukraine targets Moscow's revenue
Kyiv said it was targeting places that provide revenue streams for Moscow's war machine. The attacks could force Russia to divert its resources to repair the damage at Yandex.
Russian strikes continue
Russian strikes on Ukraine continued through the weekend. On Saturday, at least twenty people including four children were killed in Russian attacks on Zaporizhzhia, local officials confirmed.
The key point
Ukraine struck a Yandex data centre near Moscow on Sunday, the third attack on the Russian tech giant this week, forcing it to suspend operations at the facility.
