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“Yandex” suspended operations at a data centre in Vladimir after it was damaged in a Ukrainian drone strike, the third attack on the Russian technology company’s sites this week, Reuters reported.
The company said no one was injured, but some of its services became unavailable. It said operations at the facility had been completely suspended while staff worked to restore connectivity.
Earlier this week, “Yandex” said two of its five data centres had been hit in Ukrainian strikes, making it difficult to maintain services. Its facilities were also struck in Sasovo on Thursday and Kaluga, south-west of Moscow, on Friday.
The attack on Sunday came hours after US President Donald Trump warned Ukraine to stop striking Russian oil refineries. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky later said any steps to de-escalate must be reciprocal and backed by real guarantees.
“Ukraine will be ready to stop striking Russian oil refineries if Russia stops striking our energy infrastructure,” Zelensky wrote on X.
Zelensky has criticised a new deal between the United States and Russia that will see millions of tonnes of Russian diesel released into the US. Trump responded to the criticism by saying he thought it was time for Ukraine to get a new president.
Both countries have intensified attacks on infrastructure in recent months as the war continues into its fifth year following Russia’s full-scale invasion. Kyiv says it targets sites that generate revenue for Moscow’s war effort and that the strikes could force Russia to divert resources to repairs.
“Yandex”, which also operates food-delivery and taxi apps used by tens of millions of people, said its data centres are essential to the normal operation of its services. It said it was difficult to predict when they would be back online.
Russian strikes on Ukraine continued over the weekend. Ukraine’s State Emergency Service said six people were injured in overnight attacks on four districts in the south-eastern Dnipropetrovsk region.
At least 20 people, including four children, were killed in Russian attacks on Zaporizhzhia on Saturday, local officials said.
