Drones put part of Russian tech company Yandex's infrastructure in Kaluga out of operation

Part of the infrastructure at Russian company Yandex's data centre in Kaluga has been damaged in a drone attack.

Source: Russian news agency Interfax, citing the company's press service on 9 October

Quote: "Part of the infrastructure at Yandex's data centre in Kaluga has been damaged as a result of a UAV attack. Several data centre modules have been completely put out of operation. As a result, some Yandex services may experience disruptions."

Details: The Russian company added that emergency services and Yandex specialists were working at the scene and that there were no casualties.

Yandex said it was assessing the full extent of the damage.

Earlier this morning, Vladislav Shapsha, governor of Russia's Kaluga Oblast, claimed that 26 drones had been shot down over the region.

Background: The previous day, Yandex reported that a drone attack had caused a fire at its data centre in the city of Sasovo, Ryazan Oblast, affecting part of its infrastructure. The company later said it could not "confirm whether the data centre equipment in Sasovo can be repaired".

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