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We decided to log in LDPR for assistance to the Russian Orthodox Church in connection with the serious illness of its leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky. According to Ura.ru, his colleague, State Duma MP Vasily Vlasov, sent a letter to Patriarch Kirill asking him to pray for the head of the party hospitalized with COVID-19.
but she declined to comment in detail on the subject.
According to the Ministry of Health, Žirinovsky's situation is currently assessed as stable, while the department does not provide details. The media, citing sources, said the politician had serious lung injuries and was connected to a ventilator. Ura.ru claimed that the leader of the party undergoing treatment “does not recognize his comrades-in-arms, relatives and doctors.”
Gennady Zyuganov's associates told MK that he had been admitted to the hospital for a preventive examination due to the onset of cold symptoms. The party also claims that the politician's coronavirus has not been confirmed.