Ukrainian Strikes Disrupt Yandex Services Across Central Asia
Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian data centers disrupted Yandex services across Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan from October 8 to October 11, 2026, bne IntelliNews reports. Users encountered problems with taxi bookings, deliveries and other digital services.
Strikes affected Yandex facilities in Russia's Ryazan, Kaluga and Vladimir regions. The attack in Vladimir damaged infrastructure and forced the facility to suspend operations completely. No injuries were reported.
The outages affected Yandex Go and Yandex Pro, which drivers and couriers use to manage trips and orders. Yandex Uzbekistan said most services had resumed by October 12, although some functions could still experience problems. Teams in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan were also working to restore affected services.
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