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Update: the leak would be in the orbital module of the Soyuz docked to MRM-1 (Rassvet).
Update 2: they found a 2mm hole near the hatch of the Soyuz.
Update 3: the hole is covered (possibly by tape, I'm not sure using Alexander Gerst's finger for now) and the pressure is now stable.
Update 4: Alexander said it looked like a drilled hole that might have been there for quite some time, I'm not sure about what I hear but the repair might be a little bit more complicated since covering it is not entirely stopping the leak. Some pieces of metal might have been twisted a bit.
Update 5: the hole has been covered by kapton tape, but there would still be a small leak.
Update 6: the depressurization rate has been divided by 6, if they don't do anything about it they'll have 18 days before the station is empty of air which gives them a lot of time to find a solution.