Putin could have given birth to a fourth grandson, Adrian: he was hidden from official records for almost a year.
The youngest official daughter of the President of Russia, Katerina Tikhonova, gave birth to a son, Adrian, on August 15, 2025. This is evidenced by the leaked records of the registry office.
The boy was born in Moscow. The first documents were prepared at the Central Clinical Hospital by the Presidential Administration. However, the official birth certificate was not issued until July 10, 2026 - almost 11 months after the child's birth.
In the documents, the boy is recorded as Adrian Igorevich Tikhonov. Unlike his older sister Elsa, he took the pseudonym of his mother, rather than the surname of his alleged father, the choreographer Igor Zelensky.
The publication checked the data in several leaked databases and found no signs of fraud. The reasons for such late registration are unknown.
Tikhonova and Zelensky already have a daughter, Elsa, who was born in December 2017. Putin spoke indirectly about her existence in June 2025, mentioning her granddaughter and her teacher from Beijing.
Two other alleged grandchildren of the president are the children of his eldest daughter Maria Vorontsova: Roman Faasen and Andrey Nagorny. Thus, if the information is confirmed, Adrian will become the fourth grandson of Putin.
Let us note that Putin's children and other relatives, according to journalists' investigations, often use different surnames.