Not sure whether its good news or bad but i've noticed that the yellow notification that was informing about the closure of VFS now disappeared.
https://visa.vfsglobal.com/rus/en/can
I should have said, I don't know the person I was in contact well, nor the internal organisation or responsibilities; it's entirely possible when I was told "no idea" that the person truly doesn't know when the VFS will re-open.