Overview
Yandex is Russia’s dominant search and technology conglomerate, often called “Russia’s Google.” It operates consumer services, cloud infrastructure, and YandexGPT large-model training.
Recent Developments
- 2026-10-08/09: Ukrainian drone strikes hit data centers in Sasovo (Ryazan) and Kaluga; multiple modules disabled; Sasovo operations halted Oct 8 (2026-10-09-ukraine-drones-yandex-ai-data-center, 2026-10-09-yandex-datacenter-strikes-cna)
- Sasovo hosts two of three Nvidia A100-based supercomputers used for YandexGPT training (2021 disclosure); extent of AI hardware damage unconfirmed by Yandex
- Customer outages: Russian Railways, MegaFon, media sites; Yandex shares ~−4% after second strike
Operational damage and military attribution claims are conflict reporting; supercomputer status remains unverified.