# Major Russian news websites stop loading after Ukraine attack on Yandex data center

https://mins.news/en/item/91620

- Meduza, 2026-10-08 14:51 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/10/08/websites-of-major-russian-news-outlets-stop-loading-after-ukraine-s-attack-on-yandex-data-center

> Several major Russian news sites, including RBC, Vedomosti, RIA Novosti, Kommersant, Vesti, Interfax and Rossiyskaya Gazeta, became inaccessible on the afternoon of October 8, RBC reported; they were back online by publication time. Earlier that morning, Ukraine attacked Yandex’s data center in Sasovo, Ryazan region, causing a fire and temporarily halting operations. Yandex said the attack affected part of its infrastructure.

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