Russian President Vladimir Putin is marking Christmas at the Troitse-Sergiyevsky Monastery at Lesnoye in the Adler District of Sochi. He has congratulated the people on Christmas today, RIA Novosti reports.
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev is marking Christmas at the Church of Christ the Saviour in Moscow.
Russian Patriarch Kirill has urged people to adopt orphans, visit the sick, convicts and those in need of support, especially the old and children.
