VKontakte, VK Music Down After Drone Attack
Users report issues with 'VKontakte' following an attack by Ukrainian drones on the VK data center in St. Petersburg, with users complaining about service malfunctions.
Consensus
- Users reported service disruptions on VKontakte and VK Music.
- The disruptions occurred around 04:00 Moscow time on October 18.
- The issues were most prevalent in Saint Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast.
- A drone attack targeted a data center in Leningrad Oblast.
- The attack was confirmed by VK.
- VK stated that services were available in normal mode.
- The number of complaints increased significantly after the attack.
Points of divergence
- The attack was one of the most massive on the region since the start of the war in Ukraine. — tg_echoonline_news
- The data center in Yanino was hit, and the fire at the St. Petersburg oil terminal was visible from Palace Square. — tg_echoonline_news
- Governor of Leningrad Oblast reported 145 drones shot down over the region. — tg_echoonline_news
- The data center had over 20,000 servers and 640 server racks. — tg_astrapress
- Fire Point, a Ukrainian rocket manufacturer, confirmed the strike on the VK data center. — tg_astrapress
- Putin commented on the attacks on October 15, stating Russia now responds to Ukraine’s actions. — tg_astrapress
- Users reported issues with mobile internet in Saint Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast. — fontanka
- Complaints were also reported in Moscow, Irkutsk, and Novosibirsk regions. — vesti
- The spike in complaints was recorded around 04:30. — tg_paperpaper_ru
- The attack occurred in the night on Leningrad Oblast. — tg_varlamov_news
Coverage (9 sources)
- Users report issues with 'VKontakte' — DW Главное
- Complaints continue regarding the operation of 'VKontakte' and the 'VK Music' service following a nighttime attack on the company's data center in Leningrad... — Varlamov News
- VKontakte users complained about outages after attack on VK data center in St. Petersburg — Meduza
- Users complain about the work of VKontakte and VK Music — ЭХО / Новости
- Seven thousand users reported failures on 'VKontakte' in a day after an attack on the company's data center in Leningrad region, — data... — ASTRA
- Drone attacked VK data center in Leningrad region; company confirms attack. DownDetector spike recorded at 4:30. Most complaints from St. Petersburg and Leningrad region. 'VK services are available to users in normal mode,' - stated in the message. — Бумага
- Drone attacked VK data center in Leningrad region — Бумага
- Users reported issues with "VK" operation — Вести
- In St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region, reports of access problems to 'VKontakte' — Фонтанка