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title: "Russian Bot Traffic Plummets After Ukraine Hits Yandex Data Hubs"
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published_at: "2026-10-11T17:24:04.000Z"
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source_urls: ["https://marketbrief.now/tech/russian-bot-traffic-plummets-after-ukraine-hits-yandex-data-hubs-a4653057","https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2109107967555674382","https://x.com/Reuters/status/2109216194917990726","https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2109192137300672843","https://x.com/yarotrof/status/2109114279320559903","https://x.com/lukOlejnik/status/2109178405686063525","https://x.com/mbohnert/status/2109228623018308022","https://x.com/jamiedupree/status/2109270946112741405"]
summary: "Ukrainian drone strikes on Yandex data hubs in the Vladimir region caused a major drop in Russian bot traffic, with Cloudflare metrics showing the impact after three attacks in four days disabled 3 of 4 primary data hubs and 78% of Yandex Cloud's network, disrupting over 80 services including Yandex Taxi, Yandex Food, and Yandex Pay. Yandex has added drone attacks to its force majeure events to shield itself from contractual liabilities, while shares fell as much as 4.2% in early October as analysts questioned the vulnerability of Russia's digital backbone."
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# Russian Bot Traffic Plummets After Ukraine Hits Yandex Data Hubs

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**Published:** 2026-10-11T17:24:04.000Z
**Category:** Infra

## Summary

Ukrainian drone strikes on Yandex data hubs in the Vladimir region caused a major drop in Russian bot traffic, with Cloudflare metrics showing the impact after three attacks in four days disabled 3 of 4 primary data hubs and 78% of Yandex Cloud's network, disrupting over 80 services including Yandex Taxi, Yandex Food, and Yandex Pay\. Yandex has added drone attacks to its force majeure events to shield itself from contractual liabilities, while shares fell as much as 4\.2% in early October as analysts questioned the vulnerability of Russia's digital backbone\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://marketbrief.now/tech/russian-bot-traffic-plummets-after-ukraine-hits-yandex-data-hubs-a4653057>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2109107967555674382>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/Reuters/status/2109216194917990726>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2109192137300672843>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/yarotrof/status/2109114279320559903>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/lukOlejnik/status/2109178405686063525>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/mbohnert/status/2109228623018308022>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/jamiedupree/status/2109270946112741405>)