Ukraine Struck Yandex Data Centers, Russian Bots Went Silent—Now Questions Are Mounting
Cloudflare data showed automated requests from Yandex’s network fell to 0.3% of peak after the strikes, while outages hit banks, retailers and transport services.
- Ukrainian drone strikes hit Yandex data centers in Sasovo, Kaluga, and the Vladimir region between October 8 and October 11, forcing Russia's largest internet technology company to take services offline.
- The Sasovo facility housed two of Yandex's three supercomputers and was struck overnight on October 8, triggering cascading outages across Moscow and St. Petersburg affecting banks, retailers, and transportation services.
- Cloudflare Radar data showed automated requests from Yandex's AS13238 network plunged from 88.2% to 0.3% between October 8 and October 11, though it remains unclear whether propaganda bots or ordinary software crawlers were affected.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy noted that "everyone noticed" a reduction in Russian bot activity, while European Parliament member Tomáš Zdechovský highlighted claims that online support for Germany's Alternative for Germany party declined.
- Yandex reported on Sunday that it is working to restore services, though some remain entirely offline, as the disruption exposed vulnerability in Russia's wider internet infrastructure.
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In Ukraine, it was recognized that the strikes on Yandex did not affect the ability of the Russian Federation to conduct an information war
In Ukraine, it was recognized that the strikes on Yandex did not affect the ability of the Russian Federation to conduct an information war. Contrary to the information disseminated, the attacks on Yandex data centers did not lead to the zeroing...
Ukraine Appears To Have Destroyed Russian Bot Farms
The Independent reports: People have praised Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky for destroying Russian “bot farms” right before the US midterm elections. Last week, Ukraine continued to take direct action against Russia’s invasion and attacks on its data centres by striking three data centres owned by Russian tech giant Yandex with drones. Since their destruction, social … The post Ukraine Appears To Have Destroyed Russian Bot Farms appeared…
Yandex services have faced a new surge in complaints amid damage to several of the company's data centers. Users report problems with email, video calling, payments, cards, and ordering a taxi. The increase in calls is recorded by platforms that monitor the availability of Internet services. According to data
In Russia, users report a malfunction in Yandex services, as shown by Data from the Detector404.
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