# Is Zelensky right that strikes on data centres have taken down Russian bots?

https://mins.news/en/item/98099

- BBC News, 2026-10-13 13:27 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9y7l0pm8jkko?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Experts say there is no evidence that Ukrainian strikes on Yandex data centres have significantly reduced Russian influence operations. Cloudflare data showing fewer automated requests on Yandex’s network includes website crawlers and does not establish a fall in social-media bot activity.

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