Bankruptcy of 5,300 Russian companies in 9 months Russian courts declared 5,364 companies bankrupt during the first nine months of 2026, an increase of about 13.3 percent compared to the same period last year, although the number of bankruptcy proceedings remains below its historical average, according to data from Russia's Unified Federal Register of Bankruptcy Information Federisource. The data published by the Russian news agency Tass shows that in the third quarter of this year the courts opened bankruptcy proceedings against 1,818 companies, which decreased by 4.5% compared to the second quarter, but increased by 18.5% compared to last year.