Ukraine Drone Attacks Disable Third Yandex Data Center in Four Days

Ukraine's drone campaign against Russian technology infrastructure has escalated, with Yandex confirming that a drone attack on October 11, 2026, damaged its data center in the Vladimir region, east of Moscow, halting operations completely. This marks the third major Yandex facility knocked out of action in four days, following strikes in the Kaluga region on October 9 and Sasovo, Ryazan region, on October 8. The attacks have caused widespread outages across Yandex's services, affecting users in Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, and Armenia.