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Ukraine drone strikes cripple Yandex data centers, bot traffic collapses
Original: Russia's Yandex bot traffic nearly eliminated overnight after Ukraine drone strikes cripple multiple of 'Russia's Google' data centers — Ukraine intensifies bombing of Yandex data centers in response to Moscow’s strikes on Kyiv data centers
Ukrainian drone strikes have crippled multiple Yandex data centers in Russia, knocking out much of the company's bot traffic overnight. The attacks are reported as a response to Moscow's strikes on data center infrastructure in Kyiv. Yandex, often called 'Russia's Google', hosts significant portions of Russian internet services, and the damage is being framed by some observers as a disruption to Russian online influence operations.
Why now: The strikes represent a major escalation against Russian internet infrastructure, with claims it has cut Russian bot activity.
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- Russia's Yandex bot traffic nearly eliminated overnight after Ukraine drone strikes cripple multiple of 'Russia's Google' data centers — Ukraine intensifies bombing of Yandex data centers in response to Moscow’s strikes on Kyiv data centers · Tom's Hardware
The world is getting a break from Russian bots thanks to Kyiv.
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