{
  "id": 12778303,
  "title": "Russia's largest Yandex data center reportedly hit in drone attack",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/russias-largest-yandex-data-center-reportedly-hit-in-drone-attack",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T03:14:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Kyiv Independent",
    "slug": "kyiv-independent",
    "url": "https://kyivindependent.com/russias-largest-yandex-data-center-reportedly-hit-in-drone-attack/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Russia's largest data center operator, Yandex, reported damage to its Sasovo facility in Ryazan Oblast following an overnight drone attack. OSINT groups Exilenova+ and ASTRA identified the site as Yandex DC Sasovo, a sprawling industrial location housing the company's most extensive data center. This critical infrastructure supports Yandex's services and cloud infrastructure.\n\nYandex confirmed disruptions and power-supply issues affecting its \"ru-central1-b availability zone\" shortly after 1:31 a.m. Local reports indicated a significant fire at the facility, though public outage monitors did not observe widespread service outages across Yandex's main consumer services. The company advised customers to relocate some services temporarily while engineers worked to restore operations.\n\nThe Sasovo data center sits on the grounds of the Sasta machine-tool plant, a prominent producer of metal-cutting and high-precision CNC metalworking machines utilized across various Russian industries, including defense, aerospace, oil, gas, and heavy machinery. The plant's production complex comprises machining and assembly workshops, a foundry, and research and development facilities.\n\nWhile the specific intent behind the Yandex data center attack remains unclear, the Sasta plant, notorious for its role in Russia's defense sector, has faced U.K. sanctions since 2024. The incident occurred on the same day Russia launched missile and drone strikes on Ukraine, resulting in at least 28 deaths, including five children. Neither regional authorities nor Ukraine's military have officially confirmed the reported strike at the time of publication. Yandex acknowledged the incident but did not disclose the cause of the reported power problems.",
  "summary": "The Sasovo data center is located on the grounds of the Sasta machine-tool plant, a manufacturer of metal-cutting and high-precision CNC metalworking machines used across Russian industry, including the defense-industrial, aerospace, oil and gas, and heavy machinery sectors.",
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}