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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 hit multiple Yandex data centers, knocking out large parts of Russia's biggest search engine and internet company. Reports say Yandex bot traffic was nearly eliminated overnight. The strikes are described as a response to Moscow's attacks on Kyiv's data infrastructure, and observers note a sharp drop in Russian automated activity online.
Why now: The apparent collapse of Russian bot traffic after the strikes is being widely discussed as a notable wartime development.
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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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