https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/russian-bot-activity-collapses-by-84-after-strikes-on-yandex-data-centers-ukraine-saysContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/russian-bot-activity-collapses-by-84-after-strikes-on-yandex-data-centers-ukraine-sayshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/russian-bot-activity-collapses-by-84-after-strikes-on-yandex-data-centers-ukraine-says#u144990Thu, 22 Oct 2026 01:11:09 +0000Russian bot activity fell by 83.6% on October 8 following a Ukrainian drone strike on the Yandex data center in Sasovo. Ukraine's Center for Countering Disinformation reported that suspected inauthentic accounts on Facebook and Telegram dropped from 1,526 to 258 posts on the day of the strike. However, this collapse was temporary. Data shows bot volume returned to pre-strike levels by October 10. Cloudflare observed that malicious bots did not go dark but instead migrated to rival cloud services to maintain operations.Why it mattersYandex is often described as Russia's equivalent to