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Russian search engine Yandex struggles after Ukrainian strikes on data centres

Often dubbed "Russia's Google", the tech firm admits customers may experience disruption to digital services due to the attacks.

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Oct 13, 2026·The VergeT2 · Outlet report
Russian bot farms are still trolling, even after Ukraine’s drone strikes on Yandex

Days after Ukrainian military drones took down several Russian data centers, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed that the campaign had hurt Russia's disinformation efforts. "It suddenly became a little easier to breathe on many social…

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Oct 13, 2026·The VergeT2 · Outlet reportLATEST
Russian bot farms are still trolling, even after Ukraine’s drone strikes on Yandex

Days after Ukrainian military drones took down several Russian data centers, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed that the campaign had hurt Russia's disinformation efforts. "It suddenly became a little easier to…

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Oct 13, 2026·BBCT2 · Outlet reportKEY MOMENT
Is Zelensky right to say data centre strikes have taken down Russian bots?

Experts say there is no evidence that Russian trolls have been affected by Ukraine’s Yandex attacks.

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Oct 12, 2026·The VergeT2 · Outlet report
The Yandex outage probably didn’t blitz Russian bots

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…

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Oct 11, 2026·BBCT2 · Outlet reportKEY MOMENT
Ukraine strikes Yandex data centre in third attack on Russian tech giant

It is the third time this week that Ukraine has targeted Russian tech giant Yandex, forcing the company to suspend its operations.

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Oct 11, 2026·BloombergT2 · Outlet reportKEY MOMENT
Ukraine Hits Third Russian Yandex Data Hub as US Pressure Mounts

Ukraine struck another major hub of the Russian tech giant Yandex, mirroring recent strikes by Moscow on data centers in Kyiv, as its leader faced pressure from US President Donald Trump over continued oil refinery…

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Oct 9, 2026·Ars TechnicaT2 · Outlet report
Ukraine’s drones knock out AI data center belonging to "Russia’s Google"

One damaged data center has supercomputers used for training Yandex’s AI model.

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Oct 9, 2026·BBCT2 · Outlet reportOPENING
Russian search engine Yandex struggles after Ukrainian strikes on data centres

Often dubbed "Russia's Google", the tech firm admits customers may experience disruption to digital services due to the attacks.

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T2 · Outlet reportThe VergeOct 13, 2026

Days after Ukrainian military drones took down several Russian data centers, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed that the campaign had hurt Russia's disinformation efforts. "It suddenly became a little easier to breathe on many social…

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T2 · Outlet reportBBCOct 13, 2026

Experts say there is no evidence that Russian trolls have been affected by Ukraine’s Yandex attacks.

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T2 · Outlet reportThe VergeOct 12, 2026

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.…

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T2 · Outlet reportBBCOct 11, 2026

It is the third time this week that Ukraine has targeted Russian tech giant Yandex, forcing the company to suspend its operations.

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T2 · Outlet reportBloombergOct 11, 2026

Ukraine struck another major hub of the Russian tech giant Yandex, mirroring recent strikes by Moscow on data centers in Kyiv, as its leader faced pressure from US President Donald Trump over continued oil refinery attacks.

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T2 · Outlet reportArs TechnicaOct 9, 2026

One damaged data center has supercomputers used for training Yandex’s AI model.

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