The government of the Saratov region has reduced the validity period of payments for attracting contract workers - instead of December 31, they stop today, October 28, according to a resolution dated October 24. On the same day, the regional government almost fivefold reduced payments to contract workers themselves from the regional budget - from 2.2 million to 450 thousand rubles.

At a session on October 28, the Krasnoyarsk City Council prematurely terminated the powers of ex-United Russia member Vyacheslav Dyukov due to violation of anti-corruption legislation, as follows from the broadcast of the meeting. Representatives of the television company Channel 8 wrote a statement to the prosecutor's office about a conflict of interest against Vyacheslav Dyukov .

Russia tested the Burevestnik intercontinental cruise missile on October 21, 2025. According to Norwegian military intelligence, the test flight took place on the Novaya Zemlya archipelago. The missile has a nuclear power plant and a nuclear warhead. Its tactical and technical characteristics are classified. The editors of “7x7” asked experts how testing such a missile affects people’s health and whether this weapon can affect the course of the war in Ukraine.