Ukrainian drone attack causes fire at Yandex data centre in Sasovo, disrupts Russian internet services

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Where: Yandex DC Sasovoresolved to facility54.372, 41.942
When: Occurrence date not stated by reportingFirst reported 2026-10-08 · last update 2026-10-09
Sourcing: 17 reports17 reports across 13 outlets · independence not established
How far this got: pinpointedlocated to facilityOptical coverageSub-metre commercial imagery was recommended; Sentinel-2 is the closest we carry at 10 m, so small objects will not resolve.

Summary

A fire broke out at a Yandex data centre in Sasovo, Ryazan region, following what multiple reports describe as a Ukrainian drone attack. Ukraine's President Zelensky characterized the strike as a reciprocal response to Russian attacks on Ukrainian data infrastructure. The facility's suspension caused widespread connectivity disruptions across Russian services including mobile carriers, banking, retail sites, and Russian Railways, with recovery projected to take up to 24 hours. Yandex stated its core consumer services were not affected and that it was working to restore affected services. The data centre is located on the grounds of the Sasta machine-tool plant. Reports differ on whether the drone attack targeted the data centre, the Sasta plant, or both facilities.

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What remains unresolved

located to facility

Timeline

23 recorded change(s). The ledger starts when this event was first folded: the initial observation is not recorded as a change, so an empty timeline means nothing has moved since, not that nothing is known.

23 change(s) before the history shown here.

Sources

Grouped by outlet. Syndication is not collapsed, so several outlets can carry one wire story — the count is breadth of carriage, not independent confirmation.

pravda.com.ua
- Drones put part of Russian tech company Yandex's infrastructure in Kaluga out of operation2026-10-09
kyivindependent.com
- 'We always respond in kind' — Zelensky addresses Ukrainian attacks on Russian data center2026-10-08
aol.co.uk
- Chaos as 'Russian Google' hit 'by drone strike' as huge data centre engulfed by flames - AOL2026-10-08
cnbc.com
- Russia's internet giant Yandex halts operations at major data center after drone attack2026-10-08
militarnyi.com
- Ukrainian Defense Forces Strike Sasta Plant and Yandex Data Center in Russia2026-10-08
metro.co.uk
- Major Russian data centre owned by leading AI company attacked by drones2026-10-08
themoscowtimes.com
- Ukrainian Drones Hit Yandex Data Center After Wave of Russian Attacks - The Moscow Times2026-10-08
kyivpost.com
- Ukraine Strikes Yandex Data Center, Russian Oil Refinery Overnight2026-10-08
newsweek.com
- Ukraine strikes major data center of Russia's "Google" in drone attack2026-10-08
ukrinform.net
- Zelensky: Strike on Yandex data center was a mirror response to Russia's actions2026-10-08
euronews.com
- Video. Fire rages at Yandex data centre after Ukraine drone attack2026-10-08
news.az
- Yandex unsure if data centre can be restored after drone strike | News.az2026-10-09
theregister.com
- Ukrainian drone attack takes out Russian datacenter2026-10-09

17 reports in all; the full list with the facts taken from each is part of the event detail on Pro.

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3 related event(s) and 4 place(s) or facilities — the same facility, place, actor or campaign. Part of the event detail on Pro.

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