On October 14, the Financial Times reported that Ukraine launched an attack on the data centers of Russian tech giant Yandex, causing widespread disruption to critical services in Russia, ranging from email and ride-hailing apps to dating websites and even electronic access control systems in Moscow apartment buildings. Over the past week, three out of Yandex's six data centers have suffered severe damage, affecting not only Yandex's own services but also numerous businesses relying on its infrastructure. The attack has exposed the high degree of dependence and vulnerability of Russia's tech ecosystem on Yandex.
