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 launched strikes on three out of Yandex's five Russian datacenters, causing significant damage to the Sasovo and Kaluga centers. Dima Pirogov, head of Yandex's fintech division, confirmed through Telegram on October 9 that the Vladimir datacenter supporting Yandex Pay was also targeted. The strikes left the Yandex Pay service offline, with Pirogov assuring users that their money remains safe.
Yandex engineers are working around the clock to restore services, but the company has not provided a precise timeline for the restoration. Yandex Pay users are experiencing inconsistencies in accessing certain features, such as the Alice AI assistant, Mail, Maps, Search, and Taxi. As of October 11, Yandex Cloud's network connectivity was at 30% of normal levels, according to Internet monitoring organization Netblocks.
Ukraine attributed the drone attacks to Russia's retaliation for its own drone strikes on Ukrainian datacenters in Kyiv.
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