Journalist Marina Akhmedova stated that despite Yandex's neutrality, attacks on the company should not be a cause for gloating. She expressed hope that Yandex engineers would successfully repair the damage caused by Ukraine.

Akhmedova recalled her negative conclusions about Yandex from 2022-2023, when the company maintained a neutral stance regarding the conflict, which she perceived as sympathetic to Ukraine. She criticized Yandex for not blocking certain content and suggested that choosing 'shame over war' leads to both. Akhmedova believes Yandex should not be neutral towards Ukraine, as Ukraine would allegedly destroy Yandex. However, she opposes gloating over the recent attacks on Yandex, acknowledging that Russian engineers are working to fix the damage and that the attacks aimed to disrupt life in Russia.