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Ukraine takes aim at Russia’s digital infrastructure

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October 12, 2026

In recent days, Ukraine has hit several Russian data centers belonging to Russian technology giant Yandex, thereby interrupting online services — and possibly affecting Russian misinformation campaigns.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that social media appeared to have fewer Russian bots following Kyiv's strikes on data centers belonging to Russian technology giant Yandex. He said that a lot of people had noticed that social media platforms had experienced a sudden and dramatic decline in hostility, "less hate, less division and fewer provocations." His comments come as Ukraine is stepping up attacks on Russian infrastructure as part of its fight against Moscow.

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