Yandex suspends data center operations following drone strike in Russia

The affected facility is in Ryazan Oblast, according to Data Center Dynamics. The Record reports that the strike disrupted Yandex’s network, with connectivity falling to around 70 percent of normal levels. CNBC places the attack amid continuing Ukrainian strikes on infrastructure inside Russia, while The Record identifies it as Ukrainian.

Covered by 4 publishers within 5 hours of the first report.

• CNBC: Russia's internet giant Yandex halts operations at major data center after drone attack
• Latest 9:46 AM ET Tom's Hardware: Ukrainian drones hit Russia's Yandex data centers housing two top supercomputers

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CN CNBC Russia's internet giant Yandex halts operations at major data center after drone attack 4:17 AM

DCD Data Center Dynamics Yandex data center hit in drone attack in Russia 6:25 AM

REC The Record Major Yandex data center in Russia hit by Ukrainian drone strike 8:00 AM

TH Tom's Hardware Ukrainian drones hit Russia's Yandex data centers housing two top supercomputers · Anton Shilov 9:46 AM

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