Yandex says drone attack damaged its data centre in Russia's Kaluga region

Russian technology company Yandex said infrastructure at its data centre in Russia's Kaluga region was damaged in a drone attack. TASS and Reuters both reported the company's statement.

The account comes from Yandex itself. TASS and Reuters reported it separately, and both attribute the information to the company. TASS reported only that Yandex said its Kaluga data centre infrastructure was damaged, while Reuters reported additional details. The reports reviewed by Vocemundi do not include independent verification of the damage.

What Reuters reported

According to Reuters, Yandex said several modules at the Kaluga-region data centre had been completely disabled by the attack. Reuters reported that the company made its statement on Friday.

Reuters also described the Kaluga incident as the second drone attack on a Yandex data centre in two days. The reports do not describe that earlier attack. They do not give its location, its date or the damage it caused.

What is not known

The reports do not say who carried out the drone attack. No party is quoted claiming responsibility or assigning it.

The reports do not say whether anyone was killed or injured. They do not say whether Yandex services or customers were disrupted.

The reports do not give the time of the attack. They do not give the data centre's exact location within Kaluga region.

The reports do not include comment from Russian officials or regional authorities.

Only headlines and short summaries were available from both outlets. The reports reviewed by Vocemundi do not include the full text of Yandex's statement.

What each side says

Yandex says a drone attack damaged its data centre in Kaluga region. According to Reuters, the company said the attack completely disabled several modules. The reports do not include statements from any other party.

Analysis

Yandex's statement, as relayed by Reuters, points to a second incident involving its data centres within two days. If further details support this account, it could raise questions about the exposure of commercial digital infrastructure. Key unknowns remain. They include who was responsible, whether services were disrupted and the full scale of the damage. Independent verification, comment from Russian authorities or the full text of Yandex's statement could clarify the picture. For now, the account rests on a single primary source, the company itself. Details beyond Yandex's core statement should be treated as reported rather than established.

Produced by the Vocemundi newsroom with AI assistance.