Ukrainian drones struck two of five Yandex data centers in Russia's Sasovo and Kaluga regions, disrupting AI services including the YandexGPT chatbot and several Russian digital platforms. Ukraine framed the strikes as a symmetrical response to Russian attacks on its own data centers that have disrupted civilian communications since late September.
Background
The Russia-Ukraine conflict has increasingly targeted digital infrastructure on both sides, with Ukraine relying on drone technology to strike deep into Russian territory. Yandex, often called "Russia's Google," operates the country's dominant search engine and is a major AI player through its YandexGPT models.
- Source
- Ars Technica
- Published
- Oct 10, 2026 at 06:04 AM
- Score
- 7.0 / 10