Ukrainian Drone Strikes Reportedly Impact Russian Disinformation Efforts

<figure> <img alt="UAV Pilot Training In Ukraine" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24733136/1498885624.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Days after Ukrainian military drones targeted several Russian data centers, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that the operation has negatively impacted Russia's disinformation efforts. "It suddenly became a little easier to breathe on many social platforms," Zelenskyy said on Monday. "There was less hate, less division, and fewer provocations."</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Zelenskyy is not the first to suggest that the drone operation, which focused on data centers belonging to the Russian technology company Yandex, has reduced spam and disinformation campaigns from Russian bot farms. Social media users have reported noticing decreased activity on posts associated with certain political affiliations.</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/1010424/yandex-drone-strike-outage-disinformation-zelenskyy">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>