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Ukrainian drone strikes knock Russian data centers offline

Original: Multiple Ukrainian drone strikes over the last week have taken Russian data centers offline and reportedly caused online

Multiple Ukrainian drone strikes over the past week have taken Russian data centers offline, reportedly causing online bot traffic to drop sharply. A chart citing Cloudflare data circulated, though analysts caution the affected traffic is likely automated infrastructure rather than the bot activity usually associated with Russia. The strikes highlight how the war is now targeting digital infrastructure, with observers debating the real extent of the disruption to Russian internet services.

Why now: The war has visibly expanded to digital infrastructure, and the claimed drop in bot traffic sparked debate over what the strikes actually disrupted.

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• Multiple Ukrainian drone strikes over the last week have taken Russian data centers offline and reportedly caused online bot traffic to plummet - but in reality it's probably not the kind of bot activity most people associate with Russia. A chart citing Cloudflare data has been… · verge@www.urbanmind.net · 6

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