The series of strikes disabled 3 of 4 of Yandex's primary data hubs and left 78% of Yandex Cloud's network unresponsive, disrupting over 80 services including Yandex Taxi, Yandex Food, and Yandex Pay. The attack in Ryazan specifically damaged two of the company's three AI supercomputers and caused outages for users in Georgia, Serbia, Kazakhstan, and Belarus. Yandex shares fell as much as 4.2% in early October as analysts questioned the vulnerability of Russia's digital backbone.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
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Russian Bot Traffic Plummets After Ukraine Hits Yandex Data Hubs
Tech9 days ago
Yandex is restoring digital operations and has added drone attacks to its list of force majeure events to shield the company from contractual liabilities. Cloudflare metrics indicate a dramatic drop in Russian bot traffic following Ukrainian drone strikes in the Vladimir region that completely shut down a major data center. This event marks the third attack in four days on the technology giant's infrastructure, with prior hits targeting hubs in Kaluga and Ryazan.
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