Bank of Russia sets dollar rate at 73.26 rubles for June 9

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · Jun 08, 2026 · 3554 words

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Bank of Russia sets dollar rate at 73.26 rubles for June 9 - Business & Economy - TASS Russian Politics & Diplomacy Russian Politics & DiplomacyInto section → FOREIGN POLICY DOMESTIC POLICY World WorldInto section → Business & Economy Business & EconomyInto…

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Claims checked 22

Techniques found 4

Topics 3

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What happened

Why it matters

The Bank of Russia set the official dollar rate at 73.2644 rubles, down 20.45 kopecks against the previous indicator.

Common ground

The official euro rate was lowered by 27.84 kopecks to 85.2798 rubles.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Smears: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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Significant concerns. Multiple propaganda techniques detected.

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eFinder identified 4 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 95% confidence

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Smears 85% confidence

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 22 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “UAVs attack energy facility in Ulyanovsk Region”

INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE

No evidence was found in the search results to support or refute this claim.

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Claim 2: “Transit flights through the Moscow aviation hub are prohibited”

CORROBORATED

Multiple independent sources (NEWS.am and another web search result) confirm that transit flights through the Moscow aviation hub are prohibited based on a Rosaviatsiya NOTAM.

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web search NEUTRAL — 21 hours ago ... - Transit flights through the Moscow aviation hub are prohibited. Reasons. - As the regulator clarified, the measures have been taken to ensure ...
https://tass.com/economy/2163713

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web search NEUTRAL — 21 hours ago ... Rosaviatsiya issued a notice (NOTAM) for air transport operators regarding flights in the area of the Moscow Aviation Hub (MAH). “Until 02 ...
https://news.am/en/news/1051197

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 27, 2026 ... The commercial passenger aviation corridor connecting the Middle East with northern Europe is facing a highly critical operational ...
https://deeparrival.com/news/el-al-suspends-tel-aviv-moscow-…

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Claim 3: “Work to protect Kiev’s critical infrastructure only began in May 2026 and is 49% complete”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 4: “Russian forces hit 200 railway engines hauling Western arms to Ukraine”

INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE

No evidence was found in the search results to support or refute this claim.

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Claim 5: “Three tankers attempt to traverse Strait of Hormuz, explosion occurs on one of them — IRGC”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 6: “special operations forces have been deployed to the Middle East from bases in the US over the past week”

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While there are reports of troop deployments to the Middle East in 2026 and strikes in 2025, none of the provided evidence specifically confirms the deployment of 'special operations forces' from US bases in the 'past week' as stated in the claim.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — .us is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the United States. It was established in February 1985. Registrants of us domains must be U.S. citizens, residents, or organizations – or …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.us

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Greater Middle East is a geopolitical term introduced in March 2004 in a paper published by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace as part of the United States' preparatory work for the Gr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Middle_East

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The foreign policy of the United States in the Middle East, a geopolitical region including parts of Africa and Asia, has among its primary considerations matters of petroleum politics, international …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_foreign_policy_i…

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Claim 7: “Bank of Russia buys $61.4 mln worth of yuan with July 22 settlement”

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Claim 8: “Global trade up 12.5% amid Strait of Hormuz shipping disruptions — UNCTAD”

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Claim 9: “The Ukrainian army lost roughly 1,270 troops in battles with Russian forces in all the frontline areas over the past 24 hours”

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Claim 10: “In February 2026, cases were registered when a swarm of 20-30 UAVs overloaded Ukrainian air defenses by 300-400%”

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Claim 11: “Ukraine loses 6 Starlink communication stations due to Battlegroup East’s actions over day”

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Claim 12: “US Department of Energy announces signing of nuclear program deal with Saudi Arabia”

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Claim 13: “Number of injured in chairlift collapse in Russia’s Nalchik climbs to eight”

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Three independent sources confirm a chairlift collapse at a Russian resort (Nalchik/general Russian resort) resulting in eight injuries.

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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 9, 2025 ... A chairlift collapsed at a Russian resort, leaving at least eight people injured, including one who sustained a spinal cord injury.
https://people.com/chairlift-collapses-at-resort-leaves-8-hu…

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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 15, 2025 ... TASS, a Russian News Agency, reported that eight people were injured in the accident. No fatalities were reported. Two people were discharged ...
https://www.powder.com/news/russian-chairlift-collapse-video

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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 10, 2025 ... Russia's Health Ministry reports the injuries sustained in the August 8th collapse were “light or moderate.” 21 people were on the chairlift ...
https://unofficialnetworks.com/2025/08/10/8-injured-in-chair…

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Claim 14: “The EU has banned its banks from conducting cross-border transactions with 32 Russian banks”

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Only one search result (bbbreaking) mentions the EU banning banks from cross-border transactions with 32 Russian banks in the 21st package of sanctions.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union of 27 member states that are located primarily in Europe. A supranational union with a total area of 4,233,255 km2 (1,634,469 sq mi) and an es…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country in Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the largest country in the world, spanning eleven time zones and sharing land borders with fourteen countries. W…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Russia–European Union relations are the international relations between the European Union (EU) and Russia. Russia borders five EU member states: Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland; the Ru…
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Claim 15: “The official yuan rate is set at 10.7826 rubles, down 7.04 kopecks.”

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The specific yuan rate of 10.7826 rubles and the decrease of 7.04 kopecks are mentioned in multiple search results.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's second-most populous country after India, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion (17% of the world…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Chinese may refer to: Something related to China Chinese people, people identified with China, through nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity Han Chinese, the dominant ethnic group of China Zhong…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Chinese people, or simply Chinese, are people or ethnic groups identified with China. Understandings of who is considered Chinese have shifted across time through social construction. People of C…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_people

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Claim 16: “The official euro rate was lowered by 27.84 kopecks to 85.2798 rubles”

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The specific rate of 85.2798 rubles and the decrease of 27.84 kopecks are reported in multiple search results, including TASS.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo, and formerly named Zaire, is a country in Central Africa. By land area, it is the second-la…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Con…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is th…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The is the definite article in English. The, or THE, may also refer to:
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Claim 17: “Venezuelan president Maduro’s trial in New York to begin on June 1, 2027”

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Claim 18: “Iran continues to produce missiles at facilities unknown to US”

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Claim 19: “One civilian killed, nine injured in Ukrainian attack on Belgorod Region over past day”

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Claim 20: “Wildberries warehouse operations in Krasnodar and Nevinnomyssk have been suspended”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 21: “Putin to hold meeting with lawmakers on July 27”

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The provided evidence mentions Putin's general activities and ratings, but there is no mention of a scheduled meeting with lawmakers on July 27.

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web search NEUTRAL — Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who has served as President of Russia since 2012, having previously served from 2000 to 2008.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Putin

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web search NEUTRAL — President's schedule. - Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Zaporozhye Region Governor Yevgeny Balitsky in the Kremlin today. Dialogue with Europe.
https://tass.com/politics/2162567

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web search NEUTRAL — By July, those figures had fallen to 71% and 65%, respectively, according to VTsIOM. VTsIOM changed its polling methodology after the ratings for both the president and the ruling party dropped sharpl…
https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/07/23/as-support-for-putin…

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Claim 22: “Bank of Russia sets dollar rate at 73.26 rubles for June 9”

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Two independent web search results explicitly state the Bank of Russia set the dollar rate at 73.26 rubles for June 9.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Central Bank of the Russian Federation (Russian: Центральный банк Российской Федерации), commonly known as the Bank of Russia (Russian: Банк России) or CB (Russian: ЦБ), also called the Central Ba…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Bank_of_Russia

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Russian Agricultural Bank (Russian: Россельхозбанк, romanized: Rosselkhozbank) is a 100% state-owned bank regulated by the Bank of Russia. RusAg provides lending support to Russian agribusiness compan…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Agricultural_Bank

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Public JSC Sberbank is a Russian majority state-owned banking and financial services company headquartered in Moscow. As the Russian successor entity of the State Labor Savings Banks System of the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sberbank

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