Ukraine Strikes Third Yandex Data Center in Week — SkimNews
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- Ukraine damaged a Yandex data center near Moscow in a drone strike, forcing the company to completely suspend operations at the facility.
- Yandex said this was the third attack on its data centers this week, following strikes on Thursday and Friday that disrupted its AI chatbot and smart home services.
- Kyiv stated it is targeting revenue streams for Moscow's war machine, aiming to force Russia to divert resources to repair the damage.
- The attack came hours after U.S. President Donald Trump warned Ukraine should stop attacking Russian oil refineries to allow more diesel onto the global market.
- Russia continued strikes on Ukraine over the weekend, killing at least 20 people including four children in Zaporizhzhia on Saturday.
Why it matters: The sustained attacks on Yandex, a critical digital infrastructure provider used by tens of millions, directly degrade a key Russian service platform and impose economic and logistical costs, forcing Moscow to choose between repairing domestic infrastructure and funding its war effort.
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