Yandex moves all three of its supercomputers to new site after Ukrainian drone attacks

Yandex has relocated all three of its supercomputers, Lyapunov, Galushkin, and Chervonenkis, to new sites following Ukrainian drone attacks. The supercomputers, which are crucial for Yandex's services and training foundational language models, were undamaged during the attacks. According to a source close to the company, the supercomputers can be situated in different locations as they function as separate nodes.

Ukrainian drones have been targeting Yandex's data centers since early October, hitting three out of the company's six data centers in a week. One data center in Sasovo, located in the Ryazan region, housed two of the supercomputers. Chervonenkis, the most powerful of the two, was ranked 19th among the world's top 500 supercomputers in 2021.