Yandex Is Facing New Problems Following Drone Attacks

Users can no longer download folders from "Disk."

Following attacks on its data centers, Yandex disabled the ability to download folders from its “Disk” cloud storage service. “We have deliberately limited some of the features of ‘Yandex 360,’ including ‘Disk,’ in order to preserve what matters most—the operability of our services,” — the company told RBC. They added that the restrictions will help reduce the load and support “core operational scenarios.” Specifically, individual files remain available for download. The company’s other services—Alisa, search, Yandex Maps, taxi, and email—are gradually recovering from the outage. However, some features may remain unavailable for a while, Yandex noted.

Prior to this, three of the company’s data centers were struck by Ukrainian drones. On the night of October 8, drones attacked a facility in Sasovo, Ryazan Oblast; on the 9th, one in Kaluga; and on the 11th, one in Vladimir. Following these attacks, the company’s services began experiencing disruptions. Complaints came not only from regions within Russia but also from abroad—from Armenia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, and Serbia. Yandex has a total of five data centers. Four of them are located in Russia—in Sasovo, Kaluga, Mytishchi, and Vladimir—and one is in Finland. The latter facility was cut off from the power grid due to sanctions. At the same time, as T-Invariant reported, all three of Yandex’s supercomputers—“Lyapunov,” “Chervonenkis,” and “Galushkin”—could have been rendered inoperable as a result of Ukrainian attacks.

Replacing the damaged equipment in the data centers could take about six months, market sources told Kommersant. According to them, Yandex may begin purchasing equipment through various channels, including foreign ones, to make up for the losses more quickly. Because of this, hardware prices are expected to rise in the short term. At the same time, the company will have to purchase equipment “in the most expensive market in recent years,” noted Kommersant’s sources.

“These were very large data centers, and since their construction began, there has been a global shortage and a rise in prices for computing power, especially for AI accelerators. The procurement process promises to be both costly and time-consuming,” explained Sergey Kudryashov of Strategy Partners. These additional costs will ultimately lead to higher prices for cloud services for customers, the sources told Kommersant.

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