Ukrainian drones hit Yandex data centers, disrupting rides, maps, and payments in Russia

Strikes on three facilities knocked core Yandex services offline and damaged supercomputers used for AI training Plenty of Russians reached for their phones this week to hail a car, pay for something, or find a route across town. Many got an outage instead. Yandex’s ride-hailing, navigation, and payment services in Russia were disrupted after Ukrainian drones struck the company’s data centers. The attacks mark a significant expansion of Ukraine’s retaliatory campaign against Russian digital infrastructure. The strikes unfolded over four days in October 2026.

Source: Crypto Briefing