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threat-intel
October 12, 2026 at 12:00 UTC
Ukraine strikes third Yandex data center, disrupting digital services across Russia
AI Summary
Ukrainian drone strikes hit three Yandex data centers over the weekend, forcing two to shut down entirely and partially disabling a third, disrupting cloud services, payments, deliveries, and other digital services across Russia. The incident exposed the vulnerability of Russia's hyper-centralized digital infrastructure to physical attacks and caused cascading failures across dependent services. Russian security bloggers reportedly warned this concentration of infrastructure was a strategic liability.
Relevance score: 77.0/100
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