Strikes on Yandex data centers briefly cut pro-Russian bot activity, report says

Ukraine's Center for Countering Disinformation analyzed 22,664 messages from 5,201 accounts between Oct. 6 and 12. Message volume fell 83.6% after the Oct. 8 strike on Yandex's Sasovo data center and 42.6% after the Oct. 12 strike in Vladimir, but activity rebounded quickly. The findings could not be independently verified and the report does not define "inauthentic behavior."

• 22,664 messages from 5,201 accounts analyzed over Oct. 6–12
• Message volume dropped 83.6% on Oct. 8, from 4,032 to 660
• Oct. 12 saw a 42.6% drop in messages and 41% in active accounts
• The disruption was short-lived as activity returned to prior levels