Ukrainian drones struck three Yandex data centers in Russia, disrupting services

Three Yandex data centers in Russia were hit by Ukrainian drone strikes on October 8, 9, and 11. The third attack, in the Vladimir region east of Moscow, completely suspended operations at the facility. Outages affected services ranging from the company's AI chatbot to smart home devices. According to the BBC, the strikes targeted locations providing revenue streams for Moscow's war effort. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy stated at the Warsaw Security Forum on Monday that "everyone noticed" a drop in Russian bot activity on social media following the attacks.