<?php $arr = []; $arr[] = 'За'; $arr[] = 'За©'; $arr[] = 'Против'; $pattern = '/\A[а-яА-Я]*\Z/'; foreach($arr as $string) { $matches = []; } ?>
Standard input is empty
int(1) array(1) { [0]=> string(4) "За" } string(4) "За" int(1) array(1) { [0]=> string(6) "За©" } string(6) "За©" int(0) array(0) { } string(12) "Против"