
Third attack on Russian tech giant's infrastructure this week as tensions escalate
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Yandex is a major Russian technology company often referred to as 'Russia's Google'. The company operates five data centers, three of which have been targeted by Ukrainian drone strikes this week.
Yandex has been forced to pause its operations at a data centre near Moscow after the facility was damaged in a Ukrainian drone strike - the third attack on the Russian tech giant's sites this week.
The company - dubbed "Russia's Google" - said no one was injured at the centre in Vladimir, east of the capital, but some of its services were unavailable to users.
Earlier this week, Yandex said it was struggling to maintain its services after two of its five data centres were hit in Ukrainian strikes.
Sunday's attack came hours after US President Donald Trump warned that Ukraine should "damn well stop" attacking Russia's oil refineries.
Later on Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that "any de-escalation steps must be reciprocal and backed by real guarantees."
"Ukraine will be ready to stop striking Russian oil refineries if Russia stops striking our energy infrastructure," Zelensky wrote on X.
He has reacted furiously to a new deal between the US and Russia, which will see millions of tonnes of Russian diesel released into the US.
In response to the criticism, Trump said he thinks "it's time for Ukraine to get a new president".

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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on the X platform that she had a phone conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and stated that she supported Zelenskiy's ceasefire proposal for energy infrastructure and food supply. Claiming that Russia has increased its attacks against civilian targets, Von der Leyen announced that the EU will provide additional financing and defense support to Ukraine, and that two more chapters will be opened in membership negotiations.

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