MOSCOW/KYIV, Oct. 9, 2026 — Ukrainian drones struck a major data centre operated by Russian technology company Yandex, marking the second attack on the company’s infrastructure in two days.
Yandex said several modules at its facility in Russia’s Kaluga region were completely disabled. The company was assessing the damage and the effect on its operations.
Ukrainian arms manufacturer Firepoint said FP-1 one-way attack drones were used against what it described as Yandex’s largest data centre.
A separate strike a day earlier damaged a Yandex facility in the Ryazan region, causing a fire and forcing operations there to be suspended.
The attacks represent an expansion of the conflict’s target set. Russian and Ukrainian forces have already hit energy facilities, refineries, ports, warehouses and transport infrastructure.
Data centres support cloud computing, digital services and artificial-intelligence workloads, making them economically important but vulnerable fixed installations. Damage can affect equipment, power supplies and network availability even when buildings remain standing.
Russia has also targeted Ukrainian digital infrastructure, while Kyiv has sought to disperse or move some critical systems underground. The latest attacks underline how the war is increasingly reaching the technology systems supporting both economies.
Sources: Reuters; Associated Press; AFP.
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