Part of Russia's Escalating Strikes on Ukraine · 20 stories · since Sep 26 · newest 12m ago
Ukraine Hits Yandex Data Centers a Third Time, Igniting a Russian Bot-Traffic DebateViral posts claim Cloudflare data shows Russian bot traffic collapsing
5 Oct 11 4:37 AM · 5d ago · 7 articles · 26 posts · 6 sources · development 5 of 8
Widely shared social media posts cited Cloudflare's Yandex-network radar chart as evidence that disinformation bot traffic had plunged, with some framing it as a possible blow to pro-Republican influence operations ahead of US elections.
“Russian bot traffic has plummeted after Ukrainian drone strikes knocked out Russian tech giant @Yandex's biggest data centers.”
@FrankLuntzYandex Russian technology company, "Russia's Google"NetBlocks Internet monitoring organizationCloudflare Internet infrastructure company whose data fueled the viral claimVolodymyr Zelensky / Ukraine Conducting the drone strike campaign
Donald Trump Referenced as having issued a warning
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Reported in the same hours no headline names this development itself — these 2 claims were published in its stretch
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first by Moscow Times EN, 5d ago · also The Moscow Times
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1 outlet Ukraine steps up strikes on Russia’s tech infrastructure, damaging third data center in 4 days
first by Philadelphia Inquirer, 5d ago
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And now the best part: Bot traffic from the #Yandex network has plunged to near zero following the strike on its Vladimir data center. Bot traffic includes automated requests from search crawlers, scrapers and other online services. Twitter must be a ghost town by now.
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After a series of Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian data centers over the last 4 days, 78% of Yandex Cloud’s network stopped responding to outside connections. The data from IODA shows a massive interruption to the Russian internet giant's system.
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⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a second collapse in the networks of Russian tech giant Yandex after a new Ukrainian drone attack on data centers in Vladimir this morning. The campaign comes not long after Russia's threat to give Ukraine a "digital detox."
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All three Yandex AI supercomputers are reportedly offline: Galushkin in Vladimir, Chervonenkis and Lyapunov in Sasovo, whose data center shut down after the Oct 8 strike. Yandex Cloud outages also threaten thousands of Russian firms relying on it for websites, databases and payments 👏
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As could be expected, data centres are becoming war targets. Yandex is an essential part of the Russian internet and also runs meal delivery and taxis. There's undoubtedly grounds to label it as a military target, but - like with the refineries - it will help in making Russians feel the war too. https:// kyivindependent.com/third-yand…
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Fire Point says FP-1 strike drones hit a third Yandex data center, this time in Vladimir, Russia. The facility was damaged and completely stopped operating. Widespread disruptions were subsequently reported across Yandex services, with most unavailable. #Russia
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KYIV POST: Drones Hit Yandex Data Center in Vladimir, Russia, Disrupting Over 80 Services https://www. kyivpost.com/post/86708 A Ukrainian drone strike disabled a major Yandex data center in Vladimir, Russia, early Sunday morning, Oct. 11, shutting down the 50-megawatt facility and disrupting more than 80 digital platforms, AI tools, and Yandex…
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Nearly all #Yandex services went dark after a strike on its Vladimir data center. Alice, Taxi, Go, Pro, Food, Music, Telemost and Smart Home were hit, along with Yandex Cloud – disrupting hundreds of dependent businesses and municipal services across Russia.
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🇺🇦 🇷🇺 Russian technology giant Yandex's data center in Vladimir Oblast has been completely shut down following a reported drone attack, Russian state news agency TASS said on Oct. 11, citing the company. https:// kyivindependent.com/third-yand ex-data-center-in-russia-shut-down-following-reported-drone-attack/ # ukraine # russia
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A Ukrainian strike completely shut down a Yandex data center in Vladimir, triggering massive service outages across Russia. This marks the third of the tech giant four hubs hit, leaving just one remaining facility in Moscow region.
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👀 Russia’s technology giant Yandex has suffered its third reported drone strike in just four days.
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A Ukrainian drone strike hit a major Yandex data center in Vladimir, taking it offline and crippling over 80 digital and cloud services across Russia. Marking the third strike on Yandex in four days, the outages disrupted banking, retail, and AI tools.
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2/2 | THIRD YANDEX DATA CENTRE HIT The Vladimir shutdown follows reported attacks on Yandex data centres in Sasovo and Kaluga. Yandex Cloud services have been disrupted. Russia’s digital infrastructure is increasingly exposed to long-range drone attacks. Source:
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Russian technology and AI company Yandex said on Sunday that its infrastructure had been damaged in a drone attack, resulting in the complete shutdown of its data center in the Vladimir region.
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Ukraine Strikes Russian Data Centers, Sending Millions of Suspected Russian Bot Accounts Offline Across Social Media. arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026... -
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Should say, the article he links doesn't say anything about bot accounts being knocked offline
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