Multiple Russian news items reported on October 10, 2023, including Donald Trump's potential consideration of easing sanctions in exchange for prisoner releases, a CIA warning to Moscow about economic risks from military spending, and the transfer of Western companies' assets in Russia to temporary management in response to EU sanctions. A military plane crashed in the Amur region, resulting in three fatalities and four hospitalizations.

Additional reports covered Kazakhstan's President Tokayev calling for a ceasefire and negotiations in Ukraine, while referring to Putin as a "prominent statesman." Notaries in Russia have reportedly begun refusing to issue powers of attorney to conscripts or excluding military registration powers. The chairman of the "Yabloko" party, Nikolai Rybakov, was reportedly протокол-ed for petty hooliganism over a defaced ballot. Kanye West's concerts in St. Petersburg were canceled.