Watching The Donuts

Ukrainian attack drones hit another datacenter belonging to the Russian internet giant Yandex tonight, setting it on fire. Major outages have been reported across Yandex's network, with ru-central1-a suffering a complete power failure. https://t.co/AgebyNo9be

— OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) October 11, 2026

⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a second collapse in the networks of Russian tech giant Yandex after a new Ukrainian drone attack on data centers in Vladimir this morning. The campaign comes not long after Russia's threat to give Ukraine a "digital detox." https://t.co/jOVL5BjYNR

— NetBlocks (@netblocks) October 11, 2026

Yandex applications across Russia are experiencing major outages after an overnight Ukrainian drone strike damaged and shut down the company’s data center in Vladimir, the third Yandex facility hit in four days. The outages have hit multiple services including Yandex pay. https://t.co/aRhb9q5z99

— OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) October 11, 2026

After a series of Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian data centers over the last 4 days, 78% of Yandex Cloud’s network stopped responding to outside connections. The data from IODA shows a massive interruption to the Russian internet giant's system. https://t.co/75ha4H7fwW

— OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) October 11, 2026

Rick Wilson:

The news of Ukraine attacking Yandex data centers across Russia will have bigger implications for the 2026 election than most people understand yet. Ukraine is dismantling Donald Trump’s biggest online flamethrower: an AI-driven troll army that distorts, divides, and amplifies the worst voices. Once more, Ukraine might be saving the world.

Meanwhile:

https://t.co/g6iL4e2J5U https://t.co/cYCMtEUwuO

— OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) October 11, 2026

From Ukrainian President Zelensky: https://t.co/AzCRlB9O2k

— OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) October 11, 2026

Ukraine saves the world. Trump lies about everything.

This is where I came into this picture.