# Ukrainian drone strikes plunge Russia’s internet into crisis, with recovery likely to take months

https://mins.news/en/item/97189

- Meduza, 2026-10-12 23:27 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/cards/ukrainian-drone-strikes-have-plunged-russia-s-internet-into-crisis-meduza-explains-why-the-damage-has-been-so-extensive-and-why-a-full-recovery-will-likely-take-months

> Ukrainian forces struck a Yandex data center in Russia’s Vladimir region overnight on October 11, the third consecutive attack on the company’s infrastructure. The strikes triggered widespread internet outages, and Yandex says its cloud storage platform is in emergency mode. Because many businesses rely on its data centers and two attacked facilities have shut down entirely, restoring services is harder and full recovery may take months.

## Stories

- [Russia Ukraine War and European Support](https://mins.news/en/topic/russia-ukraine-war-european-support) — Markdown: https://mins.news/en/topic/russia-ukraine-war-european-support.md

## Related coverage

- [Ukrainian drone strike hits Yandex data centre in Russia’s Vladimir region](https://mins.news/en/video/97126) — Al Jazeera English, 2026-10-12
- [Russia was unprepared for the data center war it began with Ukraine](https://mins.news/en/item/96900) — Ars Technica, 2026-10-12
- [In brief: Yandex services recover gradually after attacks on data centers](https://mins.news/en/item/96542) — TASS, 2026-10-12