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Ukrainian Drones Attack Yandex Data Centers in Russia

In early October, Ukraine conducted drone attacks on several data centers of Russian giant Yandex, disrupting some services and aiming to weaken the Russian economy. This highlights the vulnerability of critical digital infrastructure.


Nadia El-Amrani
Nadia El-Amrani
October 14, 2026  ·  1 min read
B-Empire Magazine
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In early October, several data centers of Yandex, the “Russian Google,” were hit by Ukrainian drones, disrupting some services, reports France 24 on Thursday, October 13.

This offensive is part of a Ukrainian strategy aimed at weakening the Russian economy by targeting its key digital infrastructures, following attacks on warehouses of the e-commerce giant Wildberries.

These strikes highlight the vulnerability of data centers, which have become essential to the operation of digital services and the Russian economy.

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