Replacing equipment at Yandex data centers damaged by Ukrainian drone strikes will take about six months, Kommersant reports

Yandex data centers destroyed by Ukrainian drones could require up to six months to repair, according to sources cited by the Russian business daily Kommersant. The IT market sources say the company will likely expedite equipment procurement through various channels, including foreign suppliers. However, prices for hardware are expected to increase in the near term, as Yandex would need to purchase components on the most expensive market in recent years due to a global shortage and price surge, particularly for AI accelerators, said Sergei Kudryashov of Strategy Partners.

Kudryashov explained that repairing these large data centers, which were built during the recent global shortage, will be costly and time-consuming. Consequently, these additional expenses will likely lead to higher prices for cloud services offered to customers, the outlet's sources reported. Three of Yandex's six known data centers have been targeted by Ukrainian drones in recent days, causing service outages for customers in Russia and abroad, including disruptions to Yandex's taxi service.

In response to the attacks, Yandex restricted downloads from its Yandex Disk cloud storage service to ensure the continuity of its other services.