Drones Hit Yandex Data Center, Forcing Russia's Top AI Company to Suspend Operations
Yandex, Russia's leading AI and technology company, confirmed that drones struck its major data center in the Ryazan region, sparking a fire and forcing a full suspension of the facility's operations — the first major attack on a Russian data hub since the conflict began.
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What happened
According to Reuters, Yandex said on Thursday that drones hit its large data center near Sasovo in the Ryazan region, causing a fire. The company has fully suspended the facility's operations and is dealing with the consequences while restoring affected services.
On its Yandex Cloud website, the company reported electricity-supply problems in one data center "zone" and advised customers to use other zones. It said its core consumer services were not affected.
Why it matters
Yandex has fully suspended operations at the data center near Sasovo in the Ryazan region, and one Yandex Cloud "zone" has electricity-supply problems; it is the first major attack on a Russian data hub since the conflict began.
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