Ukrainian Drone Strike Disables Several Modules at Yandex Data Center in Kaluga, Company Says

Several modules at Russian tech company Yandex’s data center in Kaluga were completely disabled in a Ukrainian drone strike, the company said on Oct. 9. Some Yandex services may experience disruptions as a result. Yandex said in a statement to independent Russian outlet Meduza that it was still assessing the damage and could not yet say when the equipment would be back online.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. On Oct. 9, Kaluga Oblast Governor Vladislav Shapsha said Ukrainian drones had attacked the regional capital and several nearby districts, injuring nine people in Kaluga. He did not say which facilities had been hit. Yandex is one of Russia’s largest technology companies and the country’s dominant search engine, offering services including cloud computing, online storage, email, maps and ride-hailing. Its data centers support the company’s online and cloud services. Company’s shares fell around 4% on the Moscow Exchange after news of the strike, the second reported attack on the company’s data centers in two days, Meduza reported. On Oct. 8, Ukrainian drones struck another Yandex data center in Sasovo, Ryazan region, where servers host services used by the company and its clients. Operations at that facility were completely halted. The outage disrupted some Yandex services and websites that rely on its infrastructure, including those of Russian Railways, telecom operator MegaFon and several Russian media outlets. Other Topics of Interest Ukraine Strikes Russian Missile Fuel Plant, Oil Depot, Yandex Data Center as Moscow Claims 505 Drones Downed The targeted facility in Russia’s Tver region manufactures Decilin-M, a specialized rocket fuel component used in Kh-55 and Kh-101 cruise missiles, as well as additives for diesel fuel and aviation kerosene. Kyiv Post is Ukraine’s first and oldest English news organization, reporting since 1995. Its international reach – 90% of readers are outside of Ukraine – make it truly Ukraine’s global voice.