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it is toilet paper for certain. source: russian speaker.

No, it isn't. Sign says only "paper". It isn't clear what they mean, can be interpreted differently.

They mean any paper, including toilet paper. This warning is common in Russia, don't ask why.

Part of traveling is groking the local terminology for things. In Atlanta, soda is "coke". Ohio, "pop". New York "soda".