Overview

• Aleksandr Gutsan was appointed by presidential decree and sworn in at the Federation Council after consultations were formally recognized.
• The Federation Council confirmed Igor Krasnov to lead the Supreme Court with 160 votes in favor and no votes against or abstentions.
• The Prosecutor General’s Office is pursuing civil confiscation of Corporation STS, alleging over 12 billion rubles were laundered, with main hearings set to begin on September 29 after a closed preliminary session.
• Beneficiary Alexey Bobrov was charged with large‑scale fraud, barred from leaving Russia, and had his bank accounts frozen, as detentions and searches targeted figures tied to Oblkommunenergo and its affiliates.
• Ex‑Rosreestr official Boris Avakyan, who escaped a Kronstadt court during a recess, was reported by law‑enforcement sources to have died by suicide inside the Armenian consulate building, while the government approved the 2026–2028 budget and ordered its submission to the Duma by October 1.