# Russia called strikes on Ukrainian data centers a ‘forced digital detox.’ Zelensky says Ukraine hit Yandex’s facility

https://mins.news/en/item/92129

- Meduza, 2026-10-08 20:51 UTC
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- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/10/08/russia-called-its-strikes-on-ukrainian-data-centers-a-forced-digital-detox-zelensky-says-kyiv-has-answered-by-hitting-a-data-center-belonging-to-russian-tech-giant-yandex

> President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine is responding to Russian attacks on its data centers. Overnight on October 8, Ukrainian forces struck a Yandex data center in Sasovo, in Russia’s Ryazan region, with a drone, sparking a fire. No one was hurt, but the facility shut down completely. Russia has repeatedly attacked Ukrainian data centers in recent weeks, calling the strikes a “forced digital detox.”

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