Putin's grandson took his mother's last name, as his father is Zelensky, -. in a child
In August 2025, the youngest daughter of Vladimir Putin, Katerina Tikhonova, gave birth to a son. His alleged father is the choreographer Igor Zelensky, the name of the president of Ukraine.
According to Bild, the boy took his mother's last name to avoid contact with Vladimir Zelensky.
The couple's eldest daughter was born in 2017 and was initially given her father's surname, but later began using a passport with her mother's surname.