It's not "the Russian statement". It's just an obscure website with some klickbait articles. This is what the Russians say:  Officials have released brand new data showing just how hard Russia’s capital has been hit. “Excess death” figures showed that 58 percent more people died in Moscow in May 2020 compared to the city’s average for the preceding three years.  https://www.rt.com/russia/491427-covid-19-moscow-deaths/