Drone attack shuts down Yandex data center in Russia
Yandex confirmed it suspended operations at its Sasovo data center in western Russia after a drone strike caused a fire on Thursday. The facility, one of Yandex's largest, hosts key infrastructure and reportedly two of its three main supercomputers for AI development. The shutdown has disrupted several Yandex services. There were no injuries, and emergency teams are responding. The extent of damage to Yandex's supercomputers remains unclear.
- Yandex shut Sasovo data center after drone strike
- Facility is among Yandex’s five largest centers
- Site houses two main AI supercomputers
- Disruption affected Yandex Cloud and related services
- No casualties were reported in the incident
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