One of the closed Facebook groups called “Contextual advertising” posted a screenshot showing that Yandex recognizes the illegal annexation of Ukrainian territory.

what is known

We will remind:

• On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a large-scale invasion, occupying parts of Kherson, including the city of Kherson and the Zaporozhian Oblasts, in addition to Donetsk, Luhansk Oblasts and Crimea, which had already been occupied since 2014.
• They held illegal “referendums” at gunpoint on September 23-27 and announced that the majority of their residents had chosen to join Russia.
• Already on September 30, Russia announced the annexation of four regions of Ukraine – Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson.
• On October 3, the Russian State Duma unanimously supported the illegal annexation.

Changes in the Russian segment of the Internet followed. As you can see, some local companies and services began to recognize the occupation of Ukrainian territory.

The screenshot posted in the “Contextual advertising” group shows that “Donetsk and its region”, “Zaporizhia and its region”, “Luhansk and its region”, “Kherson and its region” are located in the “Russia – South” section. choosing the region to target ads.

The screenshot shows the occupied Ukrainian territory, added to the advertising cabinet of “Yandex” as part of Russia

It is unclear exactly when this happened – right after the annexation was announced or just now.