In August 2023, consumer prices for oranges in Russia increased by 21% per month. this RBC reports with reference to Rosstat data. This is the maximum increase relative to the previous month among all items tracked by Rosstat, including among non-food goods and services. Oranges are rising in price for the second month in a row at a rate above 20% compared to the previous month.

Alexander Ermochenko / Reuters / Scanpix / LETA An electoral commission member at a precinct during elections held by the Russian occupation authorities in Donetsk. September 8, 2023 September 8 is the first day of Russia’s regional and municipal elections in Russia and in annexed territories of Ukraine. Voting in many places will last three days, September 8–10, according to Russian Central Election Commission (CEC) head Ella Pamfilova.

Russia’s Foreign Ministry said Friday that Armenia’s government has taken a “series of unfriendly steps” in recent days and that the agency summoned Armenian Ambassador to Russia Vagharshak Harutyunyan to express its discontent.

Estonia plans to become the first EU country to legalize the seizure of sanctioned Russian assets to finance the reconstruction of Ukraine. This was announced by Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna in an interview with Bloomberg. The minister announced that the Estonian government will approve the relevant bill within two weeks, after which it will be submitted to parliament for consideration. “This will really hit the oligarchs, it will really hit the Russian state,” he said.

The Russian Ministry of Justice has updated the register of “foreign agents” to include musician, lead singer of the Pornofilmy group Vladimir Kotlyarov. The register also includes: blogger and journalist Andrey Malgin; religious scholar and sociologist Nikolai Mitrokhin; politician Natalya Pelevina; municipal deputy of the city of Efremov Olga Podolskaya, who helped the family of Masha Moskaleva ; journalist Mumin Shakirov.

The Fifteenth Arbitration Court of Appeal in Rostov-on-Don confirmed the decision of the court of first instance, recognizing the emoji 👍 (“thumbs up”) in correspondence as confirmation equivalent to a signature under the additional agreement. to this drew attention Lawyer Anastasia Skovpen , writes RBC.

Moscow municipal deputy Alexei Gorinov, sentenced to seven years in prison in the case of “fakes” about the Russian army, was sent to a punishment cell for six days. This was reported in the Gorinov support group. The report says that on September 5, FSB officers came to Gorinov, they asked his attitude towards terrorist and extremist organizations. On September 7, Gorinov was sent to a punishment cell because he allegedly refused to identify himself during a preventive registration.

The Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) and the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Ministry of Defense (known as the GRU) are vying for the assets of the founder of the Wagner PMC, Evgeniy Prigozhin. This was reported by The New York Times, citing officials familiar with Western intelligence assessments.

Thousands of Russian prisoners joined the army in exchange for an early release. Many have gone back to crime upon their return. A house in Derevyannoe, Karelia region. It was set on fire by former Wagner Group mercenary Igor Sofonov and his accomplice on August 1. Content warning: This story contains descriptions of violence.

The Russian Foreign Ministry stated that in recent days the Armenian leadership has taken “a series of unfriendly steps”, in connection with which the Armenian Ambassador to Moscow Vagharshak Harutyunyan was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry, and “a harsh representation was made to him.” The message from the Russian ministry provides a list of “unfriendly steps”: launching the process of ratification of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, a trip to Kiev by the wife of

Cuban authorities are investigating. 17 people were arrested. Russia does not comment Alain Paparazzi Cubano / YouTube Alex Vegas and Andorf Velazquez Two 19-year-old Cuban, Alex Vegas Diaz and Andorf Velazque Garcia, claim that they were lured by deception in Ukraine and forced to fight on the side of Russia.

Bryansk Region Governor Alexander Bogomaz reported that a Ukrainian drone attempted to attack an industrial facility in Bryansk. According to him, the drone was suppressed using electronic warfare, and the drone's debris hit an administrative building. As a result, a fire started. He did not specify which building he was talking about. The Mash Telegram channel claims that a drone hit the Kremniy El plant. According to local residents, they heard at least three explosions.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the fighting, tightening sanctions and aid to Ukraine were slowing down. He said this while speaking at the 18th meeting of the Yalta European Strategy “The Future is Decided in Ukraine.” Zelensky’s words are quoted by his press service: The war is slowing down. It exists, we admit it. All processes are becoming more complicated and slower: from sanctions to the provision of weapons.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said during a speech in Kyiv on Friday that Vladimir Putin “killed” Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin, according to BBC News Russian. “Putin is deflated, as a man and as a politician,” Zelensky said.

Journalist Konstantin Skorkin breaks down Kyiv’s wartime corruption crackdown Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov ’s ousting may be Ukraine’s biggest government shake-up since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, but he’s far from the only official to have faced scrutiny in recent months. Regional and local officials have come under fire for spending public money on “non-essentials” in wartime, and a countrywide effort to clean up corruption in the military’s enlistment system is ongoing.