Artistic director of the theater "School of the modern play" Iosif Raikhelgauz told RIA Novosti about this.

“Vladimir Kachan died an hour ago in Kommunarka from coronavirus,” he said.

According to him, the date and place of farewell to the artist will be announced later.

Earlier it was reported that the director and actor of the St. Petersburg State Academic Theater named after Lensovet Oleg Zorin died at the age of 81.