How the Ukraine attacks disrupted taxis, shopping and business in Russia and abroad Reports indicate that it will take months to repair the three data centers of the Russian company "Yandex" that were the targets of Ukrainian drone attacks. These attacks caused widespread disruption to daily life in Russia and other countries where the giant technology company operates. Large companies that use Yandex cloud computing services, from the food retail chains "Magnet" and "Lanta" to the chain of fashion stores "Lamuda", were affected. Some of those looking for sex or romance on the Toynbee dating site have failed. Others couldn't ride with the Yandex Go taxi app or access their money in Yandex Pay; Tens of millions of Russians use both services every day. The Yandex e-mail service also went down. Although several key services were back up and running by October 12, the attacks exposed vulnerabilities that the tech industry is now scrambling to fix. On October 13, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that Yandex "is facing problems, and of course the government is investigating this issue." He added that Yandex is taking "immediate steps to eliminate the consequences of the attack." Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the attacks on three Yandex centers were a response to Russia's attacks on Ukrainian centers that disrupted internet and mobile phone services in Ukraine. Yandex is often referred to as the "Google of Russia," even though the company sold its search engine in 2024 as part of a divestment and offers additional services, such as ride-sharing and food delivery, that Google does not. According to the company's 2025 report, Yandex has five data centers in Russia. Three main centers are the foci: Sassoon, Kaluga and Vladimir. In addition, there are smaller data centers in Mytishchi and Ivantyuk, both in the Moscow region. In 2025, Yandex opened a second data center in Vladimir, which several media reports counted separately, bringing the country's total to six centers. Read the full version of this report on the Radio Farda website.

How the Ukraine attacks disrupted taxis, shopping and business in Russia and abroad Reports indicate that it will take months to repair the three data centers of the Russian company "Yandex" that were the targets of Ukrainian drone attacks. These attacks caused widespread disruption to daily life in Russia and other countries where the giant technology company operates. Large companies that use Yandex cloud computing services, from the food retail chains "Magnet" and "Lanta" to the chain of fashion stores "Lamuda", were affected. Some of those looking for sex or romance on the Toynbee dating site have failed. Others couldn't ride with the Yandex Go taxi app or access their money in Yandex Pay; Tens of millions of Russians use both services every day. The Yandex e-mail service also went down. Although several key services were back up and running by October 12, the attacks exposed vulnerabilities that the tech industry is now scrambling to fix. On October 13, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that Yandex "is facing problems, and of course the government is investigating this issue." He added that Yandex is taking "immediate steps to eliminate the consequences of the attack." Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the attacks on three Yandex centers were a response to Russia's attacks on Ukrainian centers that disrupted internet and mobile phone services in Ukraine. Yandex is often referred to as the "Google of Russia," even though the company sold its search engine in 2024 as part of a divestment and offers additional services, such as ride-sharing and food delivery, that Google does not. According to the company's 2025 report, Yandex has five data centers in Russia. Three main centers are the foci: Sassoon, Kaluga and Vladimir. In addition, there are smaller data centers in Mytishchi and Ivantyuk, both in the Moscow region. In 2025, Yandex opened a second data center in Vladimir, which several media reports counted separately, bringing the country's total to six centers. Read the full version of this report on the Radio Farda website.