As noted by RIA Novosti, Putin entered the ice-hole cut in the shape of a cross, crossed himself and, as is customary, plunged into the water three times.
Earlier, the press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov said that Putin takes part in Epiphany bathing, this is his tradition, "he does not change traditions."
According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia in the region, more than 175 thousand people took part in Epiphany bathing in the Moscow region.