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Did Ukrainian strikes on Yandex data centres cause Russian bot activity to plummet?

Reported by 31 outlets from 14 countries, in 6 languages, between 11 Oct 2026 and 14 Oct 2026.

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Ukrainian drones have targeted Yandex data centers in Russia, with at least three strikes occurring in four days. These attacks have reportedly caused disruptions to services used by millions of Russians. The Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, stated that social media has become less hostile following the strikes.

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  1. Did Ukrainian strikes on Yandex data centres cause Russian bot activity to plummet? Headline of the event's most representative article · Euronews, 12 Oct 2026
  2. Where it happened: Russia. Other places involved: Ukraine. See on the map
  3. Reported by 31 outlets from 14 countries, in 6 languages, between 11 Oct 2026 and 14 Oct 2026.42 articles · See all headlines

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Ukraine

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France9
Germany6
United Kingdom3
Other countries13

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  1. First article seen: “Ukraine-Krieg: Drohnen treffen Yandex-Rechenzentrum – Dienste für Millionen Russen gestört”
  2. Covered by 10 outlets
  3. 8 new outlets, including “Russland: Rauchwolke verdunkelt Himmel über Yandex-Rechenzentrum”
  4. Covered by 25 outlets
  5. 14 new outlets, including “Guerre en Ukraine : En attaquant le « Google russe » Yandex, Kiev fait des data centers la nouvelle cible du conflit”
  6. 5 new outlets, including “Centres de données détruits en Russie | Un impact marginal sur la désinformation au Canada”

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Articles about the same fact are automatically grouped into one event, in every language. Each outlet counts once, whatever its number of articles. The country, owner and reputation of an outlet are never used. Analysis no. 76 of , engine 0.1.0.