# Russia’s largest Yandex data center reportedly hit in drone attack

https://mins.news/en/item/90736

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-10-08 03:14 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/russias-largest-yandex-data-center-reportedly-hit-in-drone-attack/

> A major Yandex data center in Russia’s Ryazan Oblast was reportedly damaged in an overnight drone attack, with a large fire at the industrial site. Yandex acknowledged an incident and power problems at its cloud facility but did not connect them to the attack. It remains unclear whether the data center, the Sasta plant or both were targeted.

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