Ten regions retighten restrictions after brief relaxation

Ten regions — Orenburg, Lipetsk, Tver, Krasnodar, Zabaykalsky, Primorsky, Krasnoyarsk, Oryol, Tuva and Khakassia — reimposed or tightened sales restrictions on August 14, 2026 after having relaxed them in late July, signaling the crisis had not durably eased.