Traffic via Novorossiya highway mostly restored — deputy PM

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · Aug 08, 2026 · 117 words

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Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin stated in an interview with TASS that traffic on the Novorossiya highway has largely been restored. He acknowledged ongoing daily drone attacks and casualties involving civilian and commercial vehicles while maintaining that the overall situation has improved.

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Techniques found 2

Topics 2

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What happened

The situation on the Novorossiya highway has significantly improved, with traffic largely restored, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin has told TASS in an interview.

Why it matters

"You most certainly know that we had some problems on the Novorossiya highway, but the situation has been reversed," he said.

Common ground

"It should be understood that about 7,000 cars travel via it daily, including 3,000 trucks.

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

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Propaganda Score

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Minor concerns. Some persuasive language detected, but largely factual.

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eFinder identified 2 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 70% confidence

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 4 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Khusnullin said he is receiving reports of downed drones and attacks on vehicles, mostly tank trucks, on a daily basis”

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The TASS report explicitly quotes Khusnullin stating he receives reports of downed drones and attacks on vehicles, specifically mentioning tank trucks, on a daily basis. This is further supported by other reports of Ukrainian drone campaigns targeting supply lines (tankers) on the R-280 highway.

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web search NEUTRAL — "Russia heavily relies on road-borne logistics transiting the Novorossiya highway to supply fuel and military materiel to sustain its occupation of Crimea, as well as to supply Russian troops occupyin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_strike_campaign

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web search NEUTRAL — "You most certainly know that we had some problems on the Novorossiya highway, but the situation has been reversed," he said.Khusnullin said he is receiving reports of downed drones and attacks on veh…
https://tass.com/economy/2170417

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web search NEUTRAL — Putin’s road to ruin: Ukraine hits key Russian supply line with new drone campaign. Ukrainian attacks on vehicles carrying critical supplies along the R-280 or “Novorossiya” highway have triggered a g…
https://www.nbcnews.com/world/ukraine/ukraine-russia-highway…

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Claim 2: “Civilian vehicles sometimes come under attack”

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Multiple sources confirm attacks on vehicles. One source explicitly quotes Khusnullin stating 'Sometimes the enemy hit civilian vehicles,' and another mentions the danger of traveling the highway due to targeted destructions of civilian targets.

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web search NEUTRAL — The situation on the Novorossiya highway has significantly improved, with traffic largely restored, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin has told TASS in an interview.
https://tass.com/economy/2170417

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web search NEUTRAL — Today they will attack Ural, I think so, This summer we will see the destruction of civilian targets on a massive, targeted basis. So, traveling to Crimea along the Novorossiya highway is a very dange…
https://en.politnavigator.net/vsu-gotovyat-massovye-rasstrel…

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Claim 3: “about 7,000 cars travel via it daily, including 3,000 trucks”

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The provided Wikipedia results for Grigory Potemkin, the Middle strike campaign, and Zaporizhzhia do not contain any information regarding the daily volume of cars or trucks traveling the Novorossiya highway.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Prince Grigory Aleksandrovich Potemkin-Tauricheski (11 October [O.S. 30 September] 1739 – 16 October [O.S. 5 October] 1791) was a Russian military leader, statesman, nobleman, and favourite of Catheri…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grigory_Potemkin

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The middle strike campaign, launched by the Unmanned Systems Forces of Ukraine in early April 2026 during the Russo-Ukrainian war, has been aiming to achieve a "logistics breakdown" for Russia in the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_strike_campaign

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Zaporizhzhia (Ukrainian: Запоріжжя, pronounced [zɐpoˈr⁽ʲ⁾iʒʲːɐ] ) or Zaporozhzhia (Ukrainian: Запорожжя) is a historical region in south-central and eastern Ukraine below the Dnieper rapids (Ukrainian…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaporizhzhia_(region)

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Claim 4: “The situation on the Novorossiya highway has significantly improved, with traffic largely restored”

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Three independent web search results (including TASS and other reports quoting Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin) explicitly state that the situation on the Novorossiya highway has significantly improved and traffic has been largely restored.

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web search NEUTRAL — "Any losses, of course, are painful. Especially when people are killed. Sometimes the enemy hit civilian vehicles. But in general, the situation has improved significantly, and traffic has more…
https://en.tavria.tv/news/what-is-happening/khusnullin-the-s…

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web search NEUTRAL — But on the whole, the situation has improved significantly in percentage terms,” the deputy prime minister stressed, adding that security measures are being strengthened. The situation remains under c…
https://news-pravda.com/russia/2026/08/08/2500809.html

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