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Russian court tells Yandex to conceal images of oil refinery after Ukrainian attacks, TASS says

A Russian court has actually purchased web company Yandex to conceal access to maps and pictures of among Russia's largest oil refineries due to continuous attacks by Ukrainian drones, state news agency TASS reported on Friday.

Yandex, frequently described as Russia's Google, operates the nation's largest search engine and other online services like maps, translate and email, along with ride-hailing and food delivery.

The court in Moscow ordered Yandex to omit information about the refinery's facilities from its search results page by getting rid of and editing images of workshops, compressor stations and other parts of the plant from Yandex Maps, TASS reported.

It was not clear which refinery the court choice referred to, however TASS said the facility had actually been assaulted four times by Ukrainian drones in 2024.

Ukraine has actually staged numerous strikes on Russian oil storage centers and refineries, reacting to Moscow's February 2022 intrusion and repeated attacks on Ukrainian cities and infrastructure.

The court's decision can be appealed. Yandex did not right away respond to a request for remark.

The refinery had tried to fix the issue directly with Yandex before taking the matter to court, TASS said. The claimant argued that the accessibility of information about the refinery online weakened Russia's defence ability and negatively affected the militaries.

(source: Reuters)