Ukrainian drone strikes on Yandex datacenters knock cloud and payments offline
Techies at 'Russia's Google' work around the clock as users await access to funds and network connectivity falls to 30% of normal
On October 7-8, 2022, Ukrainian drones targeted three out of Yandex's five Russian datacenters, causing significant damage to the Sasovo datacenter and leading to a complete shutdown. The next day, additional strikes hit the Kaluga datacenter, partially disabling a section of the infrastructure. The Vladimir site, which supports the Yandex Pay service, was also targeted.
Yandex's head of fintech, Dima Pirogov, confirmed these events via Telegram. Despite the attacks, Pirogov assured users that their money remains safe. He apologized for the inconvenience and stated that the team is working diligently to restore services and ensure the reliability of Yandex Pay. However, he could not provide a precise timeline for the recovery.
Yandex Pay allows users to make online and in-store purchases, pay in installments, and split bills with friends and family. The company prioritizes restoring the most-used services, including Alice AI assistant, Mail, Maps, Search, and Taxi. Still, other features remain offline. The company's status page reported widespread outages across its Yandex Cloud platform following the drone strikes.
As of October 11, the network connectivity of Yandex Cloud was at 30% of its normal levels, according to internet monitoring organization Netblocks.
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