# Ukrainian strikes disrupt Yandex data centers and Russian digital services

_Published Friday, October 16, 2026 at 7:15 AM EDT · Infrastructure · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

![Yandex HQ — Primary](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ijBDRtTVsD7T2YcQ82aAxG-1600-80.jpg)

Ukrainian attacks on Yandex data centers over the past week disrupted shopping, taxi apps and other digital services in major Russian cities, Tom's Hardware reported. The account links the disruption to strikes on three facilities serving a company whose businesses include search, mapping, cloud storage and food ordering.

The effects on automated online activity were more limited than some initial claims suggested. Cloudflare reported that many bots migrated to other hosts, reducing rather than eliminating their activity.

## Sources

- [Tom's Hardware](https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/ukrainian-drones-hit-russian-data-centers-disrupting-russian-apps-and-services-attacks-highlight-the-fragility-of-the-countrys-digital-services)

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Published: 2026-10-16T11:15:25.480Z
Story chronology: 2026-10-16T10:15:00.000Z
Retrieved: 2026-10-16T14:17:39.479Z
Publisher: Tech & Business (techandbusiness.org)