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As inflation bites, Russia cracks down on food producers amid public concern
"Potatoes, eggs, milk, and butter are becoming more expensive... But some unscrupulous producers, suppliers, or sellers are allowing themselves to profit in this way," Russian Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov said.

Russian propagandist Simonyan diagnosed with 'serious illness,' she says
Russian propagandist Margarita Simonyan said on Sept. 7 that she has been recently diagnosed with a "serious illness" and is about to undergo surgery.

Russia detains Azerbaijani citizen over alleged Ukraine-linked 'terror' plot as Moscow-Baku tensions escalate
Russian authorities are known to extract confessions under duress, and the highly formalized language of the arrested man's testimony suggested it may have been pre-written.

Drone with Cyrillic markings crashes in Poland near Belarus border
"The drone is unarmed, and there are Cyrillic inscriptions on it," said Agnieszka Kepka, spokesperson for the prosecutor's office in Poland's eastern city of Lublin.

Russian attacks kill 6, injure 21 across Ukraine, target energy infrastructure
Ukraine's Air Force said Russian forces launched 142 Shahed-type attack and decoy drones overnight.

Slovak prime minister's ally compares Ukraine to Hamas, claims Russia was 'provoked'
"This is the same kind of provoked conflict as when terrorists from Palestine attacked Israel. The war developed in exactly the same way," Deputy chairman of Slovakia's ruling Smer party and member of parliament, Tibor Gaspar, said.

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Ukrainian forces struck the Ilsky oil refinery in Russia's Krasnodar Krai and the "8-N" oil pipeline control station near the village of Naitopovichi in Bryansk Oblast, Ukraine's General Staff confirmed on Sept. 7.
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