{
  "id": 13720784,
  "title": "Russian army strikes Sloviansk and Kyiv as Ukrainian drones hit third Yandex data centre",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/russian-army-strikes-sloviansk-and-kyiv-as-ukrainian-drones-hit-third",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-11T13:15:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euronews",
    "slug": "euronews",
    "url": "https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/11/russian-army-strikes-sloviansk-and-kyiv-as-ukrainian-drones-hit-third-yandex-data-centre"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On October 11, Russian forces targeted Sloviansk in the Donetsk region, injuring four people and causing buildings to collapse. President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that there may be individuals trapped under the debris. Warehouses in Kyiv caught fire following a Russian attack overnight, and firefighters are working to control the blaze.\n\nIn Sumy, a paramedic and driver were injured when a Russian drone hit an ambulance. Power outages were imposed in several Ukrainian regions due to the energy sector's vulnerability from Russian shelling, with no scheduled power cuts currently in effect. Ukraine's national energy company, Ukrenergo, announced that the emergency outages will cease once the energy system stabilizes.\n\nUkrainian drones targeted Yandex's data center in Vladimir, east of Moscow, on the night before the 11th. The company confirmed that its infrastructure was damaged, and services were halted. No casualties were reported in the attack, but it marked the third time Yandex has been hit in October.\n\nGovernor Aleksandr Avdeyev reported the UAV attack in Vladimir and the subsequent fire, noting that residential areas were spared. Residents living near the site began an evacuation. Two substations supplying electricity to 5,000 people in Vladimir were shut off, but power was largely restored within an hour.\n\nThe company's services experienced disruptions across multiple countries, including Moscow, St. Petersburg, Perm, Krasnoyarsk, Vladivostok, Ulan-Ude, Yekaterinburg, and others in Russia. Additionally, users in Serbia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, and Armenia faced issues with taxi and navigation apps. Malfunctions were also reported at Yandex's data centers in Kaluga and Ryazan, causing issues for major Russian companies and Russian media websites. Ukrainian monitoring channels reported drone strikes on a railway bridge in Rostov-on-Don, near the Black Sea. Early October saw Russia targeting key bridges in Kyiv, with Putin shifting focus to Ukraine's critical infrastructure amid military setbacks.",
  "summary": "Russian forces struck two apartment blocks in Sloviansk, injuring four, and hit warehouses in Kyiv. Overnight, Ukrainian drones targeted Yandex's data centre in Vladimir, causing major service outages but no casualties.",
  "key_points": [
    "Russian army strikes Sloviansk, injuring four and causing building collapses",
    "Ukrainian drones hit Yandex data center in Vladimir, causing service halt",
    "Third Yandex data center attacked in October, affecting services globally"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": "https://urgent.news/ill/13720784.png",
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "Who are the Ukrainian 'volunteers' under Russian command?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/who-are-the-ukrainian-volunteers-under-russian-command",
        "published": "2026-10-11T06:38:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Drone strike knocks Yandex data center offline",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/drone-strike-knocks-yandex-data-center-offline",
        "published": "2026-10-11T07:43:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "Russian tech giant Yandex halts Vladimir data center after fresh drone attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/russian-tech-giant-yandex-halts-vladimir-data-center-after-fresh",
        "published": "2026-10-11T11:07:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "Ukraine strikes Russian data centre again despite Trump warning",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/ukraine-strikes-russian-data-centre-again-despite-trump-warning",
        "published": "2026-10-11T12:50:46.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}