Russia's Yandex says data centre in Vladimir area shut down after drone attack
MOSCOW: Russian technology and AI company Yandex said on Sunday that its infrastructure had been damaged in a drone attack, resulting in the complete shutdown of its data centre in the Vladimir region. No one was injured in the attack, but some of Yandex’s services are currently unavailable to users, the company said. This is the third major data centre to have been taken out of action in the…
Russian tech company Yandex reported on Sunday that its data centre in the Vladimir region was shut down following a drone attack, causing the complete shutdown of its services, though no injuries were reported. This marks the third major data centre to be affected by Ukrainian drones in recent days. On Friday, Yandex announced that a drone strike on its data centre in Kaluga, southwest of Moscow, had partially disrupted operations, with two of its three supercomputers used for AI development also impacted.
Additionally, a drone attack on Yandex's data hub in Sasovo, southeast of Moscow, where two of its supercomputers are located, occurred the previous day, further disrupting the company's operations.
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