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Russian courts opened 5,364 company bankruptcy liquidation proceedings in nine months
Russian courts opened 5,364 company bankruptcy liquidation proceedings from January to September 2026.
These proceedings concern companies facing liquidation through bankruptcy.
In the third quarter, courts opened 1,818 cases, down 4.5% from the previous quarter but up 18.5% year on year.
The nine-month total was 31.7% below the 2012–2025 average of 7,850.
Only the same periods in 2025 and 2023 had lower totals, while 2015 had the highest, at 9,705.
Courts also opened 49 external administration and financial rehabilitation proceedings, compared with 39 in the same period of 2025.
Russian courts initiated 5,364 company bankruptcy liquidation proceedings in January-September 2026.
The total was 31.7% below the average for the same periods from 2012 to 2025.
In the third quarter, courts initiated 1,818 proceedings, down 4.5% from the second quarter.
The nine-month total was higher only in 2025 and 2023 among the corresponding periods covered by the data.
- Who
- Russian courts initiated the proceedings against companies.
- What
- Courts initiated 5,364 bankruptcy liquidation proceedings.
- When
- January-September 2026.
- Where
- Russia.
- Why
- Not stated
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Courts initiated more company bankruptcy liquidation proceedings than in Q3 2026.
Courts initiated 1,818 company bankruptcy liquidation proceedings.
Courts initiated 5,364 company bankruptcy liquidation proceedings.
TASS reported the figures from Fedresurs data.
- Nine-month proceedings
- 5,364
- Q3 proceedings
- 1,818
- Change from Q2
- Down 4.5%
- 2012-2025 nine-month average
- 7,850
- External administration and financial rehabilitation proceedings
- 49 (0.9% of proceedings, excluding supervision)
What people are saying
The number of bankruptcy liquidation proceedings initiated against companies in the third quarter of 2026 totaled 1,818, down 4.5% from the second quarter of 2026
The number of bankruptcy liquidation proceedings in January-September 2026 (5,364) was nearly one-third (31.7%) below the average for the corresponding periods of 2012-2025, which stood at 7,850