Drone Strike on Data Centre Disrupts Internet Services in Russia

Moscow (ANTARA) — A drone attack on Yandex’s data centre in Russia’s Ryazan region on Thursday caused a fire and forced the facility to suspend operations, disrupting some of the company’s digital services in Russia, Yandex said in a statement.

Russian authorities, meanwhile, accused Ukraine of carrying out the attack.

The fire broke out at Yandex’s data centre in the city of Sasovo following the attack, affecting some of the infrastructure at the facility, the company said. Yandex is one of Russia’s leading technology companies.

No injuries were reported, but the data centre’s operations were suspended in full, the company said.

Experts are working to restore the affected systems.

Users in Russia also reported temporary disruptions to other internet services, banking platforms and telecommunications networks.