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Russia's Yandex bot traffic nearly eliminated overnight after Ukraine drone strikes cripple multiple of 'Russia's Google' data
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Russian bot traffic has dropped dramatically in the past few days after Ukraine knocked out Yandex’s biggest data centers, with a third attack happening last night.
Key facts
- Global internet monitoring firm NetBlocks said that Yandex’s network traffic has dropped to 30% for Yandex Cloud and 63% for Yandex LLC, most likely resulting in slower internet services or complete
- Yandex is Russia’s equivalent to Google, and its Yandex Cloud service status reports that at least 84 services are currently offline
- However, it has since evolved into long-range warfare, with specially built drones able to reach distances of over 1,500 miles and destroy Tu-95 strategic bombers situated well behind the front lines
- These incidents are a result of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, which escalated dramatically in 2022 after Russia’s failed attempt to capture Kyiv
Summary
It initially dropped to around 57% on Oct. 8, which happened when Ukraine hit a Yandex data center housing two supercomputers in Sasovo, Russia, located around 195 miles to the southeast of the Kremlin. Yandex is Russia’s equivalent to Google, and its Yandex Cloud service status reports that at least 84 services are currently offline. These incidents are a result of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, which escalated dramatically in 2022 after Russia’s failed attempt to capture Kyiv. The hostilities, which have dragged on for years, saw the introduction of new technologies and strategies, specifically in drone warfare. The drone strikes on data centers are relatively new developments.