Mass bankruptcies. In russia, over half million citizens declared insolvent - intelligence

Economic problems in the aggressor country of russia are increasingly hitting the population, which is confirmed by the rapid growth in the number of personal bankruptcies. According to the results of 2025, the Sverdlovsk Oblast entered the top five regions of the russian federation with the largest number of bankruptcy procedures of individuals and individual entrepreneurs. This is stated in the report of the Foreign Intelligence Service (FIS) of Ukraine.

Thus, according to intelligence, during the year the number of reports on the judicial sale of property in the region increased by almost 28%. In absolute terms, the region surpassed St. Petersburg, where more than 20,000 bankruptcies were recorded. At the same time, along with the Sverdlovsk Oblast, the anti-rating traditionally includes Moscow, Moscow Oblast and Krasnodar Krai - regions with a high concentration of population debts.

The FIS emphasizes that such dynamics are associated with a fall in real incomes, an increase in the cost of living, and chronic indebtedness of households.

"The formal "economic stability" declared by the russian authorities is not confirmed by the real financial condition of citizens," the intelligence officers add.

At the same time, it is noted that at the all-russian level the situation is even bleaker. In 2025, the number of judicial bankruptcies of individuals increased by more than 31% and reached almost 568,000 cases. Over 97% of bankruptcy cases are initiated by the debtors themselves, in fact recognizing their own financial insolvency due to the lack of alternatives.

"This indicates the systemic nature of the crisis, which shows no signs of being overcome quickly," the FIS emphasizes.

As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, the aggressor country of russia is massively selling gold to China in order to close the budget deficit. In 2025, russian gold exports to China increased ninefold.