Yandex

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Three data centers in Russia damaged by Ukrainian drone strikes

Russia's Defense Ministry said its drones hit cargo ships near Odesa on November 1 and 2, and struck a military facility in the Odesa region. It also reported hits on a shelter for Neptune missile launchers, an arms depot and a logistics center. Reuters could not independently verify the claims.

Updated Nov 2

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Three of five data centers hit in four days; services in emergency mode, cloud and software fees waived through end of October; Kremlin says government is discussing the company's troubles

Ukrainian drones knocked out three of Yandex's five data centers between October 8 and 11. All three AI supercomputers went down, disrupting taxi, banking, music and cloud services used by millions in Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus and Armenia. Yandex moved customers to rival clouds, waived fees through the end of October, and reports say repairs could take months.

Updated Oct 18