# Did Ukrainian strikes on Yandex data centres cause Russian bot activity to plummet?

https://mins.news/en/item/96431

- euronews, 2026-10-12 12:31 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/12/did-ukrainian-strikes-on-yandex-data-centres-cause-russian-bot-activity-to-plummet

> Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said social media had become less hostile after Kyiv struck data centres belonging to Russian tech giant Yandex, while web users reported a sharp drop in bot activity.

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