The head of the Russian Orthodox Church, 75-year-old Patriarch Kirill, has Covid and will self isolate, his church said in a statement Friday. "All planned meetings and trips in the coming days of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill are cancelled," it said, adding that he needed "bed rest and isolation.

Patriarch Kirill, head of Russia's Orthodox Church, down with severe Covid symptoms

Exiled Russian director Kirill Serebrennikov spoke out against the war in Ukraine following the global premiere of his film 'Tchaikovsky's wife,' at the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday.

Russian director condemns war at Cannes film premiere

The trial of Russian stage and screen director Kirill Serebrennikov will start Wednesday, more than a year after he was placed under house arrest in a controversial embezzlement probe.

Russian director Kirill Serebrennikov, who was under house arrest, set for trial over fraud case