Ukraine launched drone strikes deep into Russian territory overnight, targeting a Yandex data center in Vladimir and the Black Sea resort city of Sochi, according to reports on Oct. 11.
The Yandex facility in Vladimir Oblast was completely shut down after the attack, with Russian state news agency TASS citing the company as confirming the outage . Local authorities reported a fire at the site but no injuries. Social media footage showed the moment of impact, and Yandex acknowledged the strike caused a major cloud outage .
In Sochi, air defense systems were activated as Ukrainian UAVs approached the city, according to the IntelSlava Telegram channel . The strikes follow a pattern of Ukrainian drone operations against Russian infrastructure, including a third reported attack on a Yandex data center within a week .
The latest wave of Ukrainian drone activity also hit a railway drawbridge in Rostov-on-Don, halting traffic on a key north-south line, and an oil-loading terminal linked to the Novoshakhtinsk plant, sparking a large fire .
