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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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