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Russian media blends a curated mix of domestic security stories, war updates from the Ukraine front, and adversarial coverage of the West (US sanctions, weapons in orbit, EU sanctions wobbles), while highlighting Soviet-heritage monuments, cosmonautics, and a sober-tasting economic narrative of rising mead sales and shrinking alcohol intake.
  1. Russian arms manufacturers are hindered by expensive ammunition, a shortage of shooting ranges, and strict regulation. (Kommersant, 2026-09-15)
  2. The case of the daughters who killed their tyrannical father is still not being closed. (Kommersant, 2026-09-15)
  3. The Russian government discussed the progress of work to improve conditions for doing business. (Kommersant, 2026-09-15)
  4. Doctors in Russia's Kabardino-Balkaria Republic saved a woman with a congenital heart defect. (RIA Novosti, 2026-09-15)
  5. A student who saved a woman from a fire in the Russian city of Yessentuki received the Keosayan Prize. (RIA Novosti, 2026-09-15)
  6. In Russia's Stavropol region, a man who was filming up a schoolgirl's skirt was detained. (RIA Novosti, 2026-09-15)
  7. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz canceled his trip to New York to attend the UN General Assembly session. (RIA Novosti, 2026-09-15)
  8. The party is complaining to the Constitutional Court about legal provisions that allowed its list to be removed from the State Duma elections (Kommersant, 2026-09-15)
  9. The Russian opposition party Yabloko has taken its case to the Constitutional Court (Kommersant, 2026-09-15)
  10. Wait for the next episode (Kommersant, 2026-09-15)
  11. A police officer convicted of violence is having his charge reviewed (Exclusive) (Kommersant, 2026-09-15)
  12. Opaque fuel supply chains in the regions have drawn the attention of Russia's Federal Antimonopoly Service (Kommersant, 2026-09-15)
  13. Bound by a single scheme (Exclusive) (Kommersant, 2026-09-15)
  14. Ukrainian officials announced a significant change in the situation with the state budget. (RIA Novosti, 2026-09-15)
  15. Retail sales of mead rose by 19.3%. (Kommersant, 2026-09-15)
  16. Consumers have cut back on alcohol. (Kommersant, 2026-09-15)
  17. A monument to Soviet People's Artist Kirill Lavrov was unveiled in Saint Petersburg. (Kommersant, 2026-09-15)
  18. A policeman convicted of violence faces calls to have his charge reviewed. (Kommersant, 2026-09-15)
  19. One in eleven workers in Russia receives an informal 'grey' salary. (Kommersant, 2026-09-15)
  20. Axios reported on a split within the US Democratic Party over a draft of 'hellish sanctions' against Russia. (Kommersant, 2026-09-15)