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Between October 8 and 11, Ukraine struck three of Yandex's six data centers — in Sasovo (Ryazan region), Kaluga and Vladimir — in what Kyiv called retaliation for Russian strikes on Ukrainian data infrastructure. The attacks knocked out operations at two sites, injured nine people in Kaluga, and disrupted services from taxis to digital payments across Russia; Kommersant reported replacing destroyed equipment could take up to six months, and Russian firms are now weighing drone defenses for data centers.