{
  "id": 13634191,
  "title": "Third Yandex data center in Russia shut down following reported drone attack",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/third-yandex-data-center-in-russia-shut-down-following-reported-drone",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-11T03:32:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Kyiv Independent",
    "slug": "kyiv-independent",
    "url": "https://kyivindependent.com/third-yandex-data-center-in-russia-shut-down-following-reported-drone-attack/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Russian tech firm Yandex has temporarily halted operations at its data center in Vladimir Oblast after a reported drone attack, according to Russian state news agency TASS on October 11. This marks the third consecutive day of attacks on Yandex data centers in Russia, following confirmed strikes in Ryazan and Kaluga oblasts on October 8 and 9. Yandex Cloud reported power disruptions in the ru-central1-a availability zone, where its Vladimir data center is located, and the company is working to resolve the issue. Users across Russia, as well as in Serbia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, and Armenia, experienced service interruptions, including an inability to order taxis via Yandex Go, disruptions to Yandex Pro, and problems accessing internal support systems. Yandex Cloud also faced power disruptions at its Vladimir facility, with images purportedly showing a fire near the site circulating on Ukrainian monitoring channels. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed that Ukraine is retaliating against Russian strikes on Ukrainian data centers, stating that Russia has been targeting Yandex data centers. Yandex deemed its data centers as critical infrastructure and updated its user agreement to include drone and missile attacks as force majeure circumstances, potentially exempting the company from contractual obligations.",
  "summary": "On Oct. 10, Yandex updated its user agreement to include drone and missile attacks among circumstances of force majeure that could exempt the company from contractual obligations.",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}