Yandex outage follows Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian data centers
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The short version
- Ukrainian military drones took down several Russian data centers, per The Verge.
- The strikes were followed by a Yandex outage.
- Zelenskyy says the campaign reduced disinformation; the sources say bot farms still operate.
What happened
The Verge reports that days after Ukrainian military drones took down several Russian data centers, Zelenskyy said the campaign had hurt Russia’s disinformation efforts. He said there was less hate and fewer provocations on social platforms. The Verge notes that bot farms are still active.
Why it might matter
Strikes on data centers show that physical infrastructure is a target in the conflict. The effect on online information is unclear.
What we don’t know yet
The sources do not give the number of data centers hit or the outage length. Zelenskyy’s claim about disinformation is not independently verified in the summaries.
