Yandex data center in Ryazan region hit by drone attack

On Thursday, October 8, 2026, a major data center belonging to the Russian technology giant Yandex was struck by a drone attack in the Ryazan region. The strike resulted in a fire and a complete suspension of operations at the facility. Yandex, which operates key infrastructure including the YandexGPT generative AI model, confirmed the incident and stated that it is currently managing the consequences and working toward restoring the affected services.

Despite the severity of the infrastructure damage, the company reported that its core consumer-facing services remain unaffected. The Yandex Cloud platform notified users of power supply issues in one specific data center zone, advising clients to migrate their workloads to alternative available zones to ensure operational continuity. This event marks a significant escalation in the ongoing conflict, as it represents one of the first confirmed, large-scale drone attacks targeting Russian digital infrastructure. The attack occurred against a backdrop of recent Russian military strikes against Ukrainian data centers, establishing a cycle of reciprocal targeting between the two nations.