Ukraine attacked Russia - and then something strange happened to the conversation about Palestine

After Ukrainian attacks on Yandex data centers in Russia, graphs were circulated that allegedly indicated a drop in pro-Palestinian discourse online. President Zelensky claimed a decrease in hostility on social media, but the connection between the attacks and bot activity has not yet been proven.

The article examines a claim that emerged after Ukrainian attacks on Yandex data centers in Russia. According to the report, at least three major facilities were damaged, including sites in the Kaluga, Sasovo, and Vladimir regions, and one of them housed two of the company's three supercomputers. Following the attacks, graphs were circulated that allegedly indicated a drop in pro-Palestinian discourse on social media. President Zelensky claimed that after the attacks, "it became less hostile" on the networks, and pointed to a decrease in automated activity as a finding that might indicate the impact of the attacks on Russian influence operations. However, the article emphasizes that the graphs do not prove a causal connection, as they cannot determine who posted the content, whether it was humans or automated accounts, and whether they had any connection to Russia. The article presents the claims while maintaining skepticism regarding the evidence.