Drones Damage Yandex Data Centers

by Timothy Snyder Reposted by Dirk Pilat

Scholar power: 25.1%

Story's scientific field profile

Computer science 38%, Political science 29%, Communication & Media Studies 19%, Engineering 14%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Timothy Snyder	19%	16	22.8%
🎓 Dirk Pilat	4%	32	2.3%
Total			25.1%

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59.0%

2.3 h

378

25.1%

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1.721

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117%

Scholar power: 117.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Computer science 38%, Political science 29%, Communication & Media Studies 19%, Engineering 14%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Will Jennings	21%	51	15.0%
🎓 Stephan Lewandowsky	12%	88	11.3%
🎓 Aurélien Mondon	22%	15	8.5%
🎓 Michael D. McDonald	18%	22	8.4%
🎓 Michelle Everson	17%	22	8.0%
🎓 Anne Norton	19%	14	7.1%
🎓 Adrian Vickers	14%	20	6.3%
🎓 Holger Hestermeyer	17%	11	5.6%
🎓 Markus Appel	8%	39	5.0%
🎓 Göran Bolin	11%	21	5.0%
🎓 Mark Priestley	8%	31	4.5%
🎓 Prokla Redaktion	16%	6	3.9%
🎓 Laetitia Biscarrat	15%	6	3.7%
🎓 Edgar Morgenroth	8%	19	3.5%
🎓 Beatriz Gallardo Paúls	11%	10	3.5%
🎓 Peter Matanle	9%	12	3.1%
🎓 Richard E. Lenski	3%	111	3.2%
🎓 Daniel Kuehn	7%	14	2.6%
🎓 Peter Stegmaier	6%	15	2.3%
🎓 Mark Robinson	6%	17	2.5%
🎓 Greg Linden	4%	23	1.9%
🎓 Georg Weizsäcker	3%	21	1.4%
🎓 Carolyne Larrington	2%	15	0.8%
🎓 Michael Wagner	0%	137	0.0%
🎓 Alan McNally	-	49	-
🎓 Christina Pagel	-	33	-
🎓 Maria Paniw	-	17	-
🎓 Pieter Vantieghem	-	9	-
Total			117.0%

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51.0%

22.3 h

28068

117.0%

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1.565

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Reposted by Michael Zimmer, Timothy Snyder, Lyla Mehta , and 5 more Michael Zimmer, Timothy Snyder, Lyla Mehta, Samantha Brennan, Michael E. Mann, Nandita Sharma, David H. Kaye, Richard E. Lenski

49%

Scholar power: 49.8%

Story's scientific field profile

Computer science 38%, Political science 29%, Communication & Media Studies 19%, Engineering 14%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Michael Zimmer	24%	26	12.2%
🎓 Timothy Snyder	19%	16	7.6%
🎓 Lyla Mehta	13%	32	7.4%
🎓 Samantha Brennan	16%	12	5.5%
🎓 Michael E. Mann	5%	111	5.3%
🎓 Nandita Sharma	10%	19	4.4%
🎓 David H. Kaye	8%	28	4.2%
🎓 Richard E. Lenski	3%	111	3.2%
Total			49.8%

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54.0%

21.5 h

29402

49.8%

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0.639

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Nicholas Grossman

@nicholasgrossman.bsky.social

Uh oh, did someone’s website and personal account experience a big drop in activity after Ukraine hit a Russian data center?

Elon Musk: “Zelensky has gone too far”

https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2109033017184338141

October 11, 2026 at 7:51 PM

by Timothy Snyder

22%

Scholar power: 22.8%

Story's scientific field profile

Computer science 38%, Political science 29%, Communication & Media Studies 19%, Engineering 14%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Timothy Snyder	19%	16	22.8%

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60.0%

2.2 h

2026

22.8%

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1.29

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Timothy Snyder

@timothysnyder.bsky.social

When Ukraine destroys Russian data centers, hoards of aggressive right-wing bots disappear & the internet becomes friendlier. So much of politics is driven by the internet & so much of the internet is driven by Russians who want to hurt us. Shouldn’t we do something about that, given that we know it

October 12, 2026 at 3:07 PM

by Michael McFaul

43%

Scholar power: 43.2%

Story's scientific field profile

Computer science 38%, Political science 29%, Communication & Media Studies 19%, Engineering 14%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Michael McFaul	24%	36	43.2%

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62.0%

19.6 h

12

43.2%

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0.553

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Reposted by Dominique Méda, Stefano Micelli, Nicola Giocoli , and 1 more Dominique Méda, Stefano Micelli, Nicola Giocoli, Philippe Froguel

7%

Scholar power: 7.1%

Story's scientific field profile

Computer science 38%, Political science 29%, Communication & Media Studies 19%, Engineering 14%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Dominique Méda	11%	19	4.8%
🎓 Stefano Micelli	3%	18	1.3%
🎓 Nicola Giocoli	3%	12	1.0%
🎓 Philippe Froguel	-	164	-
Total			7.1%

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56.0%

22.5 h

11859

7.1%

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0.26

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by Timothy Snyder

22%

Scholar power: 22.8%

Story's scientific field profile

Computer science 38%, Political science 29%, Communication & Media Studies 19%, Engineering 14%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Timothy Snyder	19%	16	22.8%

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53.0%

17.5 h

4833

22.8%

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0.3

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Timothy Snyder

@timothysnyder.bsky.social

Well, it’s a quick take, and no doubt data will come in, but it sure looks like based on today’s evidence that a lot of pro-Trump and pro-AfD bot work depends directly on Russian data centers.

October 11, 2026 at 11:52 PM

Reposted by Steve Peers, Gerald Friedman

15%

Scholar power: 15.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Computer science 38%, Political science 29%, Communication & Media Studies 19%, Engineering 14%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Steve Peers	22%	27	11.4%
🎓 Gerald Friedman	10%	13	3.6%
Total			15.0%

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58.0%

18.9 h

11481

15.0%

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0.204

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Allison Gill

@muellershewrote.com

LOL Ukraine hit a Russian data center and Russian bot activity immediately dropped to practically zero. Elon is mad hahahahahaha

October 11, 2026 at 10:28 PM

Reposted by Taras Kuzio

15%

Scholar power: 15.8%

Story's scientific field profile

Computer science 38%, Political science 29%, Communication & Media Studies 19%, Engineering 14%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Taras Kuzio	25%	40	15.8%

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48.0%

14.3 h

4933

15.8%

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0.199

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Reposted by Matthew Søberg Shugart, Aric Rindfleisch

20%

Scholar power: 20.7%

Story's scientific field profile

Computer science 38%, Political science 29%, Communication & Media Studies 19%, Engineering 14%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Matthew Søberg Shugart	25%	43	16.4%
🎓 Aric Rindfleisch	7%	38	4.3%
Total			20.7%

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58.0%

23.4 h

1600

20.7%

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0.194

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Reposted by Steve Peers, Juanjo Medina, Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò

20%

Scholar power: 20.9%

Story's scientific field profile

Computer science 38%, Political science 29%, Communication & Media Studies 19%, Engineering 14%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Steve Peers	22%	27	11.4%
🎓 Juanjo Medina	13%	19	5.7%
🎓 Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò	9%	18	3.8%
Total			20.9%

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66.0%

20.4 h

730

20.9%

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0.182

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antibot4navalny | bot blocker | блокировщик ботов

@antibot4navalny.bsky.social

To those implying that Kremlin-controlled social media bot/troll farms became silent after Ukraine hit a Yandex data center, posting this CloudFare chart
( radar.cloudflare.com/bots/as13238 ):

Hate to disappoint you all ⤵️

October 11, 2026 at 8:55 PM

Reposted by Dirk Pilat

2%

Scholar power: 2.3%

Story's scientific field profile

Computer science 38%, Political science 29%, Communication & Media Studies 19%, Engineering 14%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Dirk Pilat	4%	32	2.3%

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59.0%

6.2 h

9944

2.3%

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0.178

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Reposted by Martin Scheinin, Matthew Bunn

16%

Scholar power: 16.7%

Story's scientific field profile

Computer science 38%, Political science 29%, Communication & Media Studies 19%, Engineering 14%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Martin Scheinin	22%	20	9.8%
🎓 Matthew Bunn	15%	21	6.9%
Total			16.7%

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66.0%

19.2 h

1277

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0.177

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Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret)

@portlandken.bsky.social

Immediately after Ukraine took out two of the five data centers run by the Russian tech giant Yandex, pro-Trump and pro-MAGA posts on American social media sites plummeted. The same happened to posts boosting Germany's far-right AfD.

Russia is engaged in MASSIVE election interference.

October 11, 2026 at 10:06 PM

Reposted by Michael E. Mann, Klaus Adam

5%

Scholar power: 5.3%

Story's scientific field profile

Computer science 38%, Political science 29%, Communication & Media Studies 19%, Engineering 14%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Michael E. Mann	5%	111	5.3%
🎓 Klaus Adam	-	28	-
Total			5.3%

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75.0%

22.9 h

1788

5.3%

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0.176

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Reposted by Philippe Froguel

6%

Scholar power: 6%

Story's scientific field profile

Computer science 38%, Political science 29%, Communication & Media Studies 19%, Engineering 14%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Philippe Froguel	-	164	-

Reposted by Trudy Harpham, John J. Foxe

1%

Scholar power: 1.3%

Story's scientific field profile

Computer science 38%, Political science 29%, Communication & Media Studies 19%, Engineering 14%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Trudy Harpham	2%	40	1.3%
🎓 John J. Foxe	0%	96	0.0%
Total			1.3%

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49.0%

10.0 h

4855

1.3%

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0.161

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by Brigitte Nerlich

12%

Scholar power: 12.9%

Story's scientific field profile

Computer science 38%, Political science 29%, Communication & Media Studies 19%, Engineering 14%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Brigitte Nerlich	6%	51	12.9%

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68.0%

3.0 h

0

12.9%

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0.131

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Brigitte Nerlich

@bnerlich.bsky.social

I found that interesting www.euronews.com/2026/10/12/d...

Ukrainian strikes on data centres and Russian bot activity in freefall

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said social media had become less hostile following Kyiv's strikes on Russian technology giant Yandex's data centres, as web users report plummeting bot activit...

www.euronews.com

October 12, 2026 at 2:24 PM

Reposted by Tim Bale, Daniel Kuehn

17%

Scholar power: 17.4%

Story's scientific field profile

Computer science 38%, Political science 29%, Communication & Media Studies 19%, Engineering 14%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Tim Bale	25%	35	14.8%
🎓 Daniel Kuehn	7%	14	2.6%
Total			17.4%

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57.0%

20.6 h

3724

17.4%

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0.129

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Richy Craven

@richycraven.bsky.social

My online girlfriend was so shocked by the Ukraine drone strike on the Russian data centre that she's been too upset to message me all day.

October 11, 2026 at 8:48 PM

by Taras Kuzio

47%

Scholar power: 47.4%

Story's scientific field profile

Computer science 38%, Political science 29%, Communication & Media Studies 19%, Engineering 14%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Taras Kuzio	25%	40	47.4%

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55.0%

6.4 h

0

47.4%

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0.113

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Reposted by Steven Van de Walle, Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò

12%

Scholar power: 12.5%

Story's scientific field profile

Computer science 38%, Political science 29%, Communication & Media Studies 19%, Engineering 14%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Steven Van de Walle	13%	45	8.7%
🎓 Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò	9%	18	3.8%
Total			12.5%

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65.0%

18.4 h

634

12.5%

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0.104

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Raphael Wimmer

@raphaelwimmer.bsky.social

Currently, a diagram is making the rounds that is claimed to show a significant reduction in Russian disinformation bot activity after Ukrainian drones hit Yandex data centers.

There is no evidence that this plot shows real data.
I suspect that this image is AI-generated.

October 11, 2026 at 10:56 PM

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