# Leaked records suggest Vladimir Putin likely has a fourth grandchild. The boy’s birth was not officially registered for nearly a year.

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/leaked-records-suggest-vladimir-putin-likely-has-a-fourth-grandchild-the-boys-birth-was-not-officially-registered-for-nearly-a-year/
- Published: 2026-11-12T20:07:26+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T20:41:05+00:00
- Original publisher: Meduza
- Original article: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/11/12/leaked-records-suggest-vladimir-putin-likely-has-a-fourth-grandchild-the-boy-s-birth-was-not-officially-registered-for-nearly-a-year
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Leaked records suggest Putin may have a fourth grandchild.
- The boy’s birth certificate was issued almost a year after his birth.
- The reason for the delay is unclear.

## Summary

Leaked civil registry records cited by Agentstvo suggest Vladimir Putin may have a fourth grandchild: a boy named Adrian, reportedly born to his younger daughter, Katerina Tikhonova. The records name choreographer Igor Zelensky, Tikhonova’s partner, as the presumed father, but the child was registered under the surname Tikhonov.

Adrian was reportedly born in Moscow on 15 August 2025, but the civil registry did not issue his birth certificate until 10 July 2026. The reason for the delay is unknown; Agentstvo suggested it may reflect a wish for privacy or complications related to the parents’ different surnames. Journalists have previously reported that Tikhonova and Zelensky have a daughter born in 2017; Putin is already reported to have three other grandchildren.

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