Ukrainian Defense Forces Strike Sasta Plant and Yandex Data Center in Russia

On the night of October 8, the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck the Sasta machine-tool plant and a Yandex data center located on the plant’s premises in Sasovo, the Ryazan region, Russia.

The monitoring group Exilenova+ reported the strike.

Footage released by the group shows a large fire at the industrial site.

Following the attack, there were also reports of major disruptions to Yandex Cloud. In particular, reports indicated power supply problems that caused issues accessing computing resources, networks, data storage, databases, Kubernetes, and other cloud services.

The Yandex DC Sasovo data center has a stated power capacity of up to 12 MW.

Its infrastructure is designed to accommodate tens of thousands of servers.

PJSC Sasta

According to OSINT Varta, PJSC Sasta is one of Russia’s largest operating machine-tool manufacturers. The plant operates a full production cycle for metalworking equipment, from design and casting to machining and final assembly. Approximately 627 people work at the facility.

The plant manufactures CNC lathes and milling machines, five-axis machining centers, heavy-duty lathes, automated production lines, and specialized equipment made to order.

The company is involved in the production chains of Russia’s defense industry, including the supply of equipment used in the production of Iskander operational-tactical missile systems.

In addition, the company’s machine tools are used in the aerospace industry to manufacture high-precision parts and components. In the past, Sasta also supplied specialized equipment to enterprises belonging to the Tactical Missiles Corporation and Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos).

The company is subject to international sanctions, including those imposed by the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, Canada, Switzerland, and several other countries.

Militarnyi previously reported that Ukrainian Flamingo missiles struck the Russian defense plant Titan-Barrikady in Volgograd. The facility is part of the Roscosmos structure and manufactures launchers for strategic missile systems. The strike damaged two production buildings at the plant.