A Reuters-translated item published by MarketScreener on Oct. 11, 2026, attributed to RIA a report that Yandex was gradually restoring access to its services after a drone attack. Read the report.
Which services had been disrupted?
A 20minutos report published the same day described major disruption to Alisa, Yandex’s virtual assistant, as well as banking services, apps and AI chatbots. It attributed its broader account to The Sun and said Yandex announced an attack on its data center in the Kaluga region. The report also described an attack on a Yandex data center in Sasovo. 20minutos reported the attacks and service disruptions.
The 20minutos account said two of Yandex’s three AI-development supercomputers were located at the Sasovo site. NeoTeo previously covered the reported attacks on Yandex data centers in Sasovo and Kaluga.
