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Russian social platform VK faces disruptions following reported drone strike

Users in Russia have reported service outages across the VK social media platform, including difficulties loading news feeds and streaming audio. The disruptions are reportedly associated with a drone strike affecting a data center. The full extent and origin of the incident have not been independently confirmed.

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2 differing positions reported on attribution across 2 publishers; unresolved.
  • ukrainskaUkrainian attack
  • therecorddrone strike
2 differing positions reported on location across 2 publishers; unresolved.
  • ukrainskaRussia
  • therecorddata center
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First reported6 days ago
Published2026-10-19 16:19 UTC
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Global Event Monitor. Russian social platform VK faces disruptions following reported drone strike. 2026-10-19T16:19:32.563Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:6488. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-10-19/russian-social-media-giant-vk-faces-disruptions-after-data-center-c0b4e257

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