Drone attack on Kaluga: a second Yandex data centre damaged, Tenet plant halted
Place: KalugaRegion: Other regions of Russiaautomatic summary
Where the versions diverge
All groups rely on Yandex's statement; Russian sources give more detail on casualties, Ukrainian and independent ones on a series of strikes on technology infrastructure. The Ukrainian side does not officially comment on the Kaluga strike separately in the sample.
What Russia reports
automatic summary Kaluga governor Vladislav Shapsha reported nine people injured and 26 drones shot down. Yandex, according to Interfax and TASS, said the attack damaged part of its data centre in Kaluga and several modules were completely disabled. The AGR holding said drone debris fell on the Tenet car plant, people were injured and work was suspended.
“Губернатор Калужской области Владислав Шапша сообщил о девяти пострадавших в результате ночной атаки БПЛА; всего над регионом сбили 26 беспилотников.”
“Несколько модулей дата-центра полностью выведены из строя.”
“Калужский автозавод бренда Tenet приостановил работу в целях обеспечения безопасности”
- Девять человек пострадали в результате ночной атаки БПЛА на Калужскую область — Interfax, 9 October, 06:24
- Часть инфраструктуры дата-центра "Яндекса" в Калуге пострадала из-за атаки БПЛА — Interfax, 9 October, 09:37
- Калужский завод Tenet приостановил производство после падения обломков БПЛА — Interfax, 9 October, 15:42
- Injuries in Kaluga, damaged Yandex data center infrastructure: aftermath of drone attacks — TASS (tass.com), 9 October, 09:42
- Yandex reports Kaluga data center damage after drone attack — TASS (tass.com), 9 October, 09:52
What Ukraine reports
automatic summary Suspilne and Ukrainska Pravda, citing Interfax, relay Yandex's statement about disabled modules; RBC-Ukraine calls the Kaluga site the company's second data centre to be hit. Suspilne, citing TASS, reports the Tenet plant halted because workers were injured.
“Декілька модулів дата-центру повністю виведені з ладу.”
“Это уже второй дата-центр компании, оказавшийся под ударом.”
- Через атаку БпЛА пошкоджено дата-центр «Яндекса» в російській Калузі — Suspilne, 9 October, 10:40
- В РФ под ударом оказался второй дата-центр "Яндекса" и НПЗ в Коми (видео) — RBC-Ukraine, 9 October, 10:18
- Частину інфраструктури "Яндекса" в Калузі вивели з ладу безпілотники — Ukrainska Pravda, 9 October, 10:11
- Калузький автозавод Tenet у РФ після ударів українських дронів зупинив роботу — Suspilne, 9 October, 20:35
What independent sources report
automatic summary Kyiv Independent calls it the second Yandex data centre damaged in two days. Al Jazeera writes that Ukraine appears to be widening its campaign to Russia's technology infrastructure and recalls that Moscow had earlier struck data centres in Ukraine.
“A drone attack damaged a Yandex data center in Russia's Kaluga Oblast overnight on Oct. 9”
“appearing to signal that Ukraine’s military campaign is widening its scope to target Russia’s technology infrastructure”
- Second Russian Yandex data center damaged by drone attack in two days, company says — Kyiv Independent, 9 October, 12:16
- Ukraine takes aim at Russia’s AI data infrastructure — Al Jazeera, 9 October, 15:01
- Ukraine war latest: Drones strike another Yandex data center in Russia — Kyiv Independent, 9 October, 20:12
Confirmation
Confirmation: confirmed by independent sources
The event is reported by international or exile independent outlets and no contradictions in the facts between the groups were detected. This does not mean the independent outlets verified every detail.
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