Ukraine drone strikes knock multiple Yandex data centers offline in Central Russia
Ukrainian forces struck several Yandex-operated data centers in Central Russia over the past week, causing a sharp drop in bot traffic.
Strikes target key infrastructure
A series of drone attacks launched by Ukraine have disabled multiple Russian data centers run by Yandex. The first strike occurred on October 8, 2026, in Sasovo, followed by a second attack on October 10 near the same region.
Bot traffic drops significantly
Internet bot traffic from Russia has fallen to almost zero following these outages. Current levels represent just 0.4% of the two-week high recorded before the attacks began.
Services face limited functionality
Yandex Cloud Zones are now operating with restricted capabilities after the damage to their facilities. Many online services connected to these networks have been knocked offline as a direct result of the strikes.
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