Ingushetia, Chechnya, and Dagestan rank among the Russian regions with the highest shares of overdue loan debt. Data for the second quarter of 2026 comes from a study by the "For Borrowers' Rights" project—part of the "People's Front" (Narodny Front) civic movement—with findings published by Readovka.News.

In a new report titled "Nowhere Safe: Exporting the Rule of Fear Beyond Borders — Transnational Repression by the Russian Federation," UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Russia Mariana Katzarova examines the persecution of Chechens outside the country against the backdrop of a sharp rise in cases of transnational repression by Russian authorities.

Russia could halt gas supplies to Armenia starting November 1 if Yerevan fails to meet a number of political demands set by Moscow. This was reported by the Armenian newspaper *Hraparak*, citing its own sources.

Georgian Foreign Minister Maka Bochorishvili encountered a protest by Georgian expatriates in New York. The demonstration took place outside the restaurant Ubani, where the minister had arrived accompanied by representatives of the Foreign Ministry, Netgazeti reports.