Ukraine–Russia

War Translated relays that a Yandex data centre in Sasovo was on fire after an attack

This version is a correction.

ATTACK
Location
Sasovo, Ryazan Region, Russia
Actors
Russia
Importance
Standard

The War Translated account posted on 8 October 2026 that a Yandex data centre in Sasovo, in Russia's Ryazan Region, was on fire following an attack, and attached a photograph. The post does not attribute the attack to a party, gives no date or clock time for the fire and reports no damage figure or casualties.

Open image · Image published by War Translated with its relay of the fire at the Yandex data centre; the post does not state the picture's subject, place or time of capture and it was not checked against the site. · Credit: War Translated (@wartranslated) · Verification: unverified

Verification: unverified

Evidence: It is reported that a Yandex data centre in Sasovo, in the Ryazan Region of the RF, is on fire following an attack

The report comes from the War Translated account relaying an unlocated report. No party is named as responsible, no Russian official account was read and the attached photograph was not checked against the site.