Patriarch Kirill and his family have millions of dollars in real estate. This hints at potential misuse of church funds or financial misbehavior in general on the Patriarch's part.
Crematorium records in St. Petersburg reveal that the city has been underreporting deaths due to coronavirus, thus reinforcing suspicions that Russian state officials have been underreporting the full extent of the pandemic.
Teachers in St. Petersburg were instructed to search their students' social media pages for LGBT symbols and to report any student who posted an LGBT symbol to the police. This order was defended as a way of protecting children's rights, consistent with Russia's law banning "gay propaganda" from being shown to minors. However, this is an example of how LGBT youth are being denied access to crucial resources and support in a country where they are already discriminated against.
