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Israeli medics rush an injured person for treatment at the Rambam Hospital in Haifa, Israel, following an explosion in northern Israel, near the border with Lebanon that injured several people,

Ukraine knocked out key Yandex data centers. The fallout is being felt across Russia. — Meduza

Ukraine has struck three of the six data centers belonging to Yandex, a Russian technology company, in Sasovo (Ryazan region), Kaluga, and Vladimir. Kyiv called the strikes a response to Russian attacks on Ukrainian data centers, which Russian forces have been striking lately. The infrastructure of the company’s “iron heart,” as Yandex calls its data centers, has been damaged. Operations at two of them — in Sasovo and Vladimir — have been halted. At the data center in Kaluga, “several modules have been completely knocked out.” Outages have plagued the Russian internet since the strikes began: not only Yandex’s services but also the websites of other companies and even media outlets have been operating with restrictions. Users abroad have also complained about problems with Yandex’s apps. As of October 12, the company had not managed to restore their operation. Here’s a look at the consequences of the Ukrainian strikes that Yandex and its users have faced.

Israel Politics

An election campaign banner featuring Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, leader of the Likud party, hangs on fence ahead of Israel’s general election in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, Oct. 9,

Pakistan Afghanistan

FILE – Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar speaks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during their meeting at the Russian Foreign Ministry headquarters in Moscow