The agreements on Russian diesel supplies to the US were met with a largely negative response. Commenters on Russian social media criticized the contradiction between Russia’s confrontation with the West and its trade in strategic resources. They also voiced concerns about fuel shortages and rising prices. Trump’s statements about an energy truce were met with skepticism and irony.

This week’s monitoring examines these issues, along with reactions to disruptions to Yandex services, Putin’s birthday, drone attacks, and air raid alert system tests. Other topics in focus include rumors of plague in Irkutsk Oblast, demographic policy, and a possible charge for international internet traffic exceeding 50 GB.

The monitoring covers October 5–11, 2026, and is based on an analysis of regional communities on VKontakte and Telegram.