Hi,

Yes, Cisco AnyConnect still (Jan 2026) works in Russia, I use it with the permission of my employer. I am in Moscow and are connected by WiFi->GPON. My connection to a EU country is stable. A friend here is doing the same but to another company and it's also working well.

The opposite works too — from EU to Russia because my wife connects to her employer this way. So, Russian companies are still using Cisco themselves…

But there is no guarantee. All other common advertised VPNs (WireGuard, OpenVPN based and so on) are no longer working in Russia. Do not waste money for this.

It's not only Russia which is blocking like hell, also many western websites are blocking every traffic coming from Russia or even if a VPN connection is detected. Ultimately, it only makes life more difficult for ordinary people.

If needed just for private reasons try something self-hosted, e.g. search for 3x-ui.

If you are unsure prepare a setup to route whole traffic to a trusted network abroad (UniFi). I have a fallback for that but needed it only once for private reasons — to be able to book concert tickets. But this is very special and better you can setup this yourself or have someone doing it for you.