Ukrainian drone strike hits Yandex AI data centre
What happened
According to a report by Ars Technica on 10 October 2026, a Ukrainian drone strike hit and disabled an AI data centre belonging to Yandex, often called "Russia's Google". The report says the damaged data centre housed supercomputers used to train Yandex's AI models. The report does not provide the specific time or location of the strike, the extent of the damage, or whether there were casualties, nor does it mention any response from Yandex or progress on repairs.
Written by AI from the reports · updated 6 d ago
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- Ars Technica · AIUkraine’s drones knock out AI data center belonging to "Russia’s Google"
One damaged data center has supercomputers used for training Yandex’s AI model.
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