Yandex has reported that the data center in Sasovo, Ryazan region, suffered a fire following a drone attack. The company is currently assessing the extent of the damage to its infrastructure and cannot yet confirm if the equipment can be salvaged.
The incident forced a temporary shutdown of the facility, causing service disruptions. Yandex Cloud experienced power supply issues, and Yandex Mail was temporarily unavailable. The company confirmed that there were no casualties during the event.
The outage affected a wide range of external services and platforms. Reports indicated connectivity issues for users of Gosuslugi, Avito, VKontakte, and Russian Railways. Additionally, several major media outlets and digital services faced temporary downtime.
The list of affected platforms included the document management system Astral, the dating app Twinby, and real estate portal Cian. Major news organizations such as Vedomosti, RIA Novosti, Kommersant, and RBK also reported access problems during the incident.
Despite the scale of the disruption, Yandex and other affected service providers managed to restore operations by the evening of October 8, 2026. The company continues to evaluate the long-term impact on its data center infrastructure.
