Ukraine Strikes Yandex Data Center and Bashkortostan Refinery in Overnight Campaign
Ukraine launched overnight drone strikes on October 8, 2026, targeting a Yandex data center in Ryazan Oblast and the Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat refinery in Bashkortostan. The attack on the Sasovo facility, which houses critical infrastructure for Russia's defense industry, caused a fire and disrupted cloud services, while the refinery strike added to a sustained campaign against Russian energy assets. These strikes follow President Zelensky's approval of a long-range attack plan and come amid escalating Russian strikes on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure.