{
  "id": 14142606,
  "title": "‘Yandex Pay’ partially resumes operations after Ukrainian drone strikes on data centers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/yandex-pay-partially-resumes-operations-after-ukrainian-drone-strikes",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-13T07:28:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Meduza (English)",
    "slug": "meduza-english",
    "url": "https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/10/13/yandex-pay-partially-resumes-operations-after-ukrainian-drone-strikes-on-data-centers"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Yandex Pay's fintech division, led by Dmitry Pirogov, reported that the company has partially restored operations following Ukrainian drone strikes on their data centers. In an announcement on the payment service's Telegram channel, Pirogov stated that many users can now access their money and manage it, but the service is still unstable with some functions unavailable and potential errors during operations. The company built their infrastructure to replicate transaction data across multiple data centers to protect valuable user information. However, the recent drone attacks on their data centers in Ryazan, Kaluga, and Vladimir regions have severely impacted their ability to restore access rapidly. Yandex Pay introduced special terms for users from October 11-17, including savings accounts and loan payments, as they rebuilt their infrastructure to uphold the principle of data replication and restore familiar functions. The recent strikes affected not only Yandex Pay but also other services operated by Yandex and its clients. Meduza, the news outlet reporting this story, is committed to transparency about its use of artificial intelligence in news reporting.",
  "summary": "Dmitry Pirogov, the head of Yandex Pay’s fintech division, announced that the company has restored access to transfers and payments for some users.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/russia-and-ukraine-trade-strikes-amid-doubt-over-energy-ceasefire",
        "published": "2026-10-13T03:11:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Russian defense ministry targets Ukrainian logistics hub and drone factory",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/russian-defense-ministry-targets-ukrainian-logistics-hub-and-drone",
        "published": "2026-10-13T07:27:49.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}