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Have Ukrainian strikes on Yandex data centres hit Russian online disinformation?
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From France 24 · World
- After recent Ukrainian bombings of Russian data centres belonging to Yandex, internet users claim to have noticed a sharp reduction in pro-Russian and far-right populist social media content.
- They suggest the reduction is a direct result of the strikes cutting off Russian disinformation "bots".
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- 2026-10-13T20:59:32.000Z
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- Al Jazeera · Latest Ukrainian drones strike more than 100km into Russian territory
- The Verge · All Russian bot farms are still trolling, even after Ukraine’s drone strikes on Yandex
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- France 24 · World — Have Ukrainian strikes on Yandex data centres hit Russian online disinformation?
- Al Jazeera · Latest — Ukrainian drones strike more than 100km into Russian territory
- The Verge · All — Russian bot farms are still trolling, even after Ukraine’s drone strikes on Yandex