Were Russian propaganda bots taken offline by Ukrainian attacks?

14 Oct 2026 · 3:15

Episode Were Russian propaganda bots taken offline by Ukrainian attacks?

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Ukraine has launched attacks on Russian data centres, knocking out services tied to Yandex, Russia's biggest search engine, and causing disruption across dozens of cities.

President Zelensky's claimed the strikes took Russian propaganda bots offline.

But does the claim stack up, and what does it mean for the long-running debate about Russia's influence online?

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