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Yandex bot traffic drops after Ukrainian fire on infrastructure

Original: I'm testing the Russian bots, because traffic from Yandex bots is currently close to zero (check Cloudflare Radar). That

Cloudflare Radar data shows traffic from Yandex crawlers falling to near zero, and commentators are linking the drop to Ukrainian strikes that have knocked out parts of Russia's internet and data centre infrastructure. A widely shared post says it is testing whether Russian bot networks are still running, since automated activity tied to Yandex appears largely offline. Observers read it as a sign of how deeply the strikes have disrupted Russia's online operations.

Why now: The measurable collapse in Yandex crawler traffic offers a rare quantifiable view of how much damage Ukrainian strikes have done to Russian internet infrastructure.

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• I'm testing the Russian bots, because traffic from Yandex bots is currently close to zero (check Cloudflare Radar). That's because Ukraine has imposed a ban on them — by firepower. So I'm going to say the following things, which will most likely generate organic, authentic, · RaduHossu · 12.4K

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