Drone attack hits VK data center in Leningrad Oblast
A drone attack was carried out on the VK data center in the Leningrad region; VK services remain accessible to users in normal mode, the company stated.
Consensus
- The VK data center in Leningrad Oblast was attacked by drones.
- VK services remained available to users during and after the attack.
- The attack occurred on October 18.
- The Leningrad Oblast region was subjected to a large-scale drone assault.
- Air defense systems shot down multiple drones over the region.
- Debris from drones fell on residential buildings in Kirovsk and Vyborgsky District.
Points of divergence
- 135 drones were shot down over the region, and four people (a woman and three children) were injured in Vyborgsky District. — vedomosti
- One of Ozon's logistics centers was hit, but no injuries were reported. — vedomosti
- 1,015 Ukrainian drones were destroyed over 16 Russian regions and one sea. — vedomosti
- The governor of Leningrad Oblast reported 95 drones shot down over the region. — riamo
- VK is the largest Russian tech company by user count, owning VKontakte, Odnoklassniki, Dzen, Mail.ru, Mail Cloud, Max messenger, music and video services, communication and dating platforms, educational platforms, gaming, and digital business tools. — interfax
Coverage (7 sources)
- Attacked data center 'VKontakte' in Leningrad region, social network press service reports: 'At the [data center] VK data center in Leningrad... — Varlamov News
- UAV attacked VKontakte data center in Leningrad region — Ведомости
- On VK data center in Leningrad region drone attack occurred — РИАМО
- Drone attack on VK data center in Leningrad region; VK services available to users in normal mode, company reported — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Drones attacked VK data center in Leningrad region — Интерфакс
- Drone attack on VK data center in Leningrad region; VK services available to users in normal mode, company reported — ТАСС (Telegram)
- VKontakte data center in Leningrad region attacked, social network press service reports: — Varlamov News