“In the near future, the president will send a telegram of condolences to his family and friends,” RIA Novosti quoted Peskov as saying.
Earlier it became known about the death of Zakharov. He died in Moscow at the 86th year of his life.
According to the director of the Lenkom Theater, Mark Varsaver, Zakharov died as a result of repeated pneumonia.
On August 20, media reported that Zakharov was hospitalized with suspected pneumonia. On September 9, it became known that he was discharged from the hospital.