Yandex data centre in Vladimir region shut down after drone attack
Yandex said a drone attack damaged its Vladimir-region data centre on 11 October, shutting it down completely. It is the third Yandex data centre hit in a few days.
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The story, neutrally told
Mixed · 2Russian technology and AI company Yandex said on Sunday 11 October that a drone attack had damaged its infrastructure and completely shut down its data centre in the Vladimir region. CNAN “its infrastructure had been damaged in a drone attack, resulting in the complete shutdown of its data centre in the Vladimir region” Read at CNA ↗ Al JazeeraLC “A Russian data centre run by technology and AI company” Read at Al Jazeera ↗ Centre · 1Yandex said no one was injured, but some of its services were unavailable to users. CNAN “No one was injured in the attack, but some of Yandex's services are currently unavailable to users” Read at CNA ↗ Left · 1According to Al Jazeera, emergency services were at the site and Yandex was evaluating ways to restore its systems. Al JazeeraLC “Emergency services were at the site” Read at Al Jazeera ↗
Left · 1In a Telegram service alert, Yandex said operations at the data centre were "completely suspended", advised users to activate disaster-recovery plans, and said the platform was in emergency mode with the remaining resource configuration "unstable". Al JazeeraLC ““Operations at the data centre have been completely suspended,” Yandex said in a service alert on Telegram”““The remaining resource configuration is considered unstable,” it added” Read at Al Jazeera ↗ Mixed · 2The outlets describe it as the third Yandex data centre knocked out or damaged within days. CNAN “This is the third major data centre to have been taken out of action in the last few days.” Read at CNA ↗ Al JazeeraLC “It is the third attack on the company’s data centres in the last week” Read at Al Jazeera ↗ Centre · 1On Friday, Yandex said its Kaluga-region data centre, southwest of Moscow, was struck by Ukrainian drones and partly put out of action. CNAN “its data centre in the Kaluga region southwest of Moscow had been struck by Ukrainian drones and partly put out of action” Read at CNA ↗
Centre · 1A day earlier, a Ukrainian attack shut down Yandex's data hub in Sasovo, southeast of Moscow, where two of the three supercomputers used to develop its AI model are housed. CNAN “where two of the three supercomputers used to develop the company's AI model are housed” Read at CNA ↗ Left · 1Al Jazeera quotes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy saying after the Sasovo strike: "We always respond in mirror-like fashion", adding that Russia has been hitting Ukrainian data centres. Al JazeeraLC ““We always respond in mirror-like fashion,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday” Read at Al Jazeera ↗ Left · 1Al Jazeera adds that Russia has struck several Ukrainian data centres and telecoms facilities over the past month, including in central Kyiv, in an apparent effort to disrupt connectivity and digital commerce. Al JazeeraLC “Russia has struck several Ukrainian data centres and telecommunications infrastructure facilities over the past month” Read at Al Jazeera ↗
Mixed · 2The reports do not say who launched the Vladimir attack; Yandex's statement as reported attributes it to drones, and the earlier Kaluga and Sasovo strikes are described as Ukrainian. CNAN “its infrastructure had been damaged in a drone attack” Read at CNA ↗ Al JazeeraLC “a Ukrainian attack shut down Yandex’s data hub in Sasovo” Read at Al Jazeera ↗
Every sentence links to the reporting it rests on. The pill in front of each says where its sources sit: Left, Centre or Right when one side supplies at least half of them, Mixed when they are evenly split. The number is how many outlets it cites.
Left1 outlet
- Framing
- Frames the strike as part of tit-for-tat escalation against technology infrastructure on both sides.
- Emphasis
- Yandex's service alert, Zelenskyy's 'mirror-like' response, Russian strikes on Ukrainian data centres.
- Leaves out or plays down
- Does not say who carried out the Vladimir attack.
- Charged language
- “escalate attacks”
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“as Russia and Ukraine continue to escalate attacks on each other’s technology infrastructure” — Al Jazeera
Centre1 outlet
- Framing
- Short wire-style report of Yandex's statement, placing the strike in the sequence of three data-centre hits.
- Emphasis
- Company statement, no injuries, Kaluga and Sasovo background.
- Leaves out or plays down
- No Yandex Telegram alert details, Zelenskyy's remarks or Russian strikes on Ukrainian data centres.
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“This is the third major data centre to have been taken out of action in the last few days.” — CNA
Right0 outlets
No right outlet in our sources has covered this story yet.
What every side reports
- Yandex said a drone attack shut down its Vladimir-region data centre on 11 October.
- No injuries were reported.
- Some Yandex services were unavailable.
- It follows Ukrainian strikes on Yandex's Kaluga (Friday) and Sasovo (Thursday) facilities.
Left1 article
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Russia’s Yandex says data centre in Vladimir shut down after drone attack
Neutral Fuller report adding Yandex's alert text and the wider Russia–Ukraine tech-infrastructure escalation context.
Centre1 article
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CNAN ·
Russia's Yandex says data centre in Vladimir area shut down after drone attack
Neutral Concise factual report relaying Yandex's statement and recent strikes.
Right0 articles
No coverage yet.
- 11 Oct 08:38 First CNAN Russia's Yandex says data centre in Vladimir area shut down after drone attack
- 11 Oct 10:33 +1h 54m Al JazeeraLC Russia’s Yandex says data centre in Vladimir shut down after drone attack
Times are when each article was published, or when we first saw it if the outlet gave no time.