{
  "id": 12892275,
  "title": "Websites of major Russian news outlets stop loading after Ukraine’s attack on Yandex data center",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/websites-of-major-russian-news-outlets-stop-loading-after-ukraines",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T14:51:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Meduza (English)",
    "slug": "meduza-english",
    "url": "https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/10/08/websites-of-major-russian-news-outlets-stop-loading-after-ukraine-s-attack-on-yandex-data-center"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On October 8, the websites of several prominent Russian news organizations stopped functioning, according to the Russian business news outlet RBC. Readers reported an inability to access the sites of outlets including RBC, Vedomosti, RIA Novosti, Kommersant, Vesti, Interfax, and Rossiyskaya Gazeta. However, RBC stated that the websites resumed normal operation by the time of their report. Later that day, Ukraine launched an attack on a data center belonging to Yandex in Sasovo, located in the Ryazan region. The assault resulted in a fire and led to a temporary suspension of the center's operations. Yandex informed the public that the attack had impacted \"a portion of its infrastructure.\" At Meduza, the editorial team is dedicated to maintaining transparency regarding the use of artificial intelligence in the newsroom. The article being presented was penned by a human journalist and subsequently translated from Russian by an AI model that adheres to the publication's stringent editorial guidelines. Every draft undergoes rigorous review by a Meduza editor prior to publication. If any discrepancies are detected in this translation, readers are encouraged to contact the editorial team at reports@meduza.io. To access Meduza's exclusive English-language content, subscribers can sign up for the publication's newsletter.",
  "summary": "On the afternoon of October 8, the websites of many major Russian news outlets stopped loading, the Russian business news outlet RBC reported.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Russia's Yandex says unclear whether data centre can be restored after drone strike",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/russias-yandex-says-unclear-whether-data-centre-can-be-restored-after",
        "published": "2026-10-08T16:22:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Meduza (English)",
        "title": "Russian billionaire Mikhail Gutseriev spent years fighting EU sanctions over Belarus. He finally won (but remains sanctioned over Russia’s war in Ukraine).",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/russian-billionaire-mikhail-gutseriev-spent-years-fighting-eu",
        "published": "2026-10-08T17:21:38.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}