Ukraine strikes three Yandex data centers, disrupting Russian internet
Ukraine hit three of Yandex's six data centers in Sasovo, Kaluga, and Vladimir, halting operations at two and damaging modules at the third. Kyiv frames this as retaliation for Russian strikes on Ukrainian data centers. The attacks have caused widespread outages across Russia's internet, marking a significant escalation in cyber-physical warfare targeting civilian infrastructure.
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Ukraine Targets Russian Yandex Data Centers; Russia Strikes Kyiv Data Center
Ukrainian forces have conducted multiple drone strikes against Russian Yandex data centers, reportedly disabling three of six facilities and causing widespread disruption to Russian digital services. Concurrently, Russian forces struck a Kyiv data center and an Odessa-bound cargo ship. This marks a significant escalation in cyber-physical warfare targeting critical digital infrastructure by both sides.