Russian Internet CUT OFF after Yandex Drone Attacks

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Summary

Jake Broe hosts an analytical update video reviewing recent military strikes, infrastructure disruptions, and political developments in the Russo-Ukrainian War. The core focus includes Ukrainian drone strikes targeting Russian energy facilities and Yandex data centers, causing widespread disruptions across Russian internet services and bot networks. Broe also critiques U.S. political announcements regarding Russian diesel imports and ceasefire claims ahead of the 2026 U.S. midterm elections.

What is shown

• [00:00] Jake Broe introduces recent Russian military casualty figures and equipment loss estimates shared by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
• [00:31] Overview map and social media reports showing Ukrainian long-range strikes against Russian oil facilities, including the Ukhta refinery, Samara oil pipeline terminal, and Novoshakhtinsk oil depot.
• [03:20] Satellite imagery and reports documenting Ukrainian drone strikes on Yandex data center facilities in Sasovo, Kaluga, and Vladimir.
• [04:47] Social media footage and screenshots of outages affecting the Russian domestic internet (“Runet”), Yandex apps (taxis, food delivery, banking), and NetBlocks connectivity graphs showing a collapse in network availability.
• [07:33] Cloudflare and network telemetry graphs showing a reported ~49% drop in Russian bot traffic following the strikes.
• [09:31] Footage of the burning tanker Aframax Rio off the coast of Sochi and strikes damaging the Chonhar bridge and pontoon crossings connecting Crimea.
• [12:48] FPV/Hornet drone strike footage from the 414th Strike UAV Brigade (“Magyar’s Birds”) intercepting Russian logistics and supply trucks.
• [17:34] Aftermath footage of Russian airstrikes and glide bomb attacks hitting civilian areas in Zaporizhzhia and a kindergarten in Kyiv.
• [18:44] Political commentary and document reviews examining proposed U.S. licenses for Russian diesel exports, sanctions policy, and election polling.

Claims & numbers

• Russian Equipment & Personnel Losses: Ukrainian General Staff figures shown at [00:05] claim over 1,552,840 cumulative Russian personnel eliminated, along with 12,408 tanks and 25,521 armored fighting vehicles.
• Yandex Data Center Disruption: The presenter cites reports that strikes knocked out Yandex facilities in Sasovo, Kaluga, and Vladimir, leading to significant disruption across Russian cloud infrastructure and an estimated 49% reduction in Russian-origin bot traffic observed on Cloudflare telemetry [07:34].
• Diesel Export Figures: Reviewing federal trade and energy data, Broe notes the U.S. produces significant domestic diesel and exports 1.2 to 1.6 million barrels per day, arguing a proposed 300,000 metric ton (~2.25 million barrels) Russian import deal amounts to roughly 14–15 hours of U.S. domestic consumption [20:06, 21:28].
• Crimea Supply Interdictions: According to military monitors and analysts cited at [11:11], Ukrainian drones targeted Russian logistical trucks supplying Crimea over 770 times in September alone.

Notable quotes

• [06:00] “It’s like, well, literally turning off the internet, right? Because people are all connected to this one single service in Russia.” (Translating a Russian citizen’s video commentary).
• [08:27] “Yandex is a publicly traded company. If Ukraine decides to destroy this company, we get to watch the stock price fall.”
• [21:23] “This isn’t even that much diesel. The United States is selling out our allies and our values for about 14 hours worth of diesel consumption.”

Assessment

This is an independent open-source intelligence (OSINT) and political commentary review, not an official product demo or institutional brief. The video relies on publicly aggregated social media clips, open-source satellite imagery, energy statistics, and news reporting to analyze military logistics and cyber/infrastructure disruptions.

Described by gemini-3.8-flash on 2026-10-12 from the video’s audio and frames.