Putin's granddaughter Elsa Tikhonova revealed in leak
Her name is Eliza Tikhonova. Journalists from the Project discovered that Vladimir Putin's daughter, head of the Innopraktika foundation Kateryna Tikhonova, and ballet master Igor Zelenkovs' eight-year-old daughter is named Eliza.
Consensus
- Elsa Tikhonova is the daughter of Vladimir Putin's younger daughter, Katerina Tikhonova, and ballet master Igor Zelensky.
- Elsa Tikhonova was born in December 2017.
- The name 'Elsa Tikhonova' was found in a leaked database of the Russian Federal Border Service.
- Elsa Tikhonova has been flown on private jets, including to Munich and Croatia.
- The child is referred to as 'Elsa Igorevna Tikhonova' in the database, indicating her father's patronymic and a fabricated surname.
- Putin's family members are known to live under different surnames and are largely hidden from public view.
- Katerina Tikhonova is known for her love of Hollywood, including performing a song from the film 'Anastasia' at her wedding.
Points of divergence
- Elsa Tikhonova first left Russia on November 11, 2019, when she was under two years old. — novaya_eu
- Elsa Tikhonova was accompanied by at least four nannies, two foreign language teachers, her mother's assistant, and FSO personnel during her travels. — tg_tvrain
- The Munich flight was on a private jet operated by Air Hamburg, now known as VistaJet. — tg_echoonline_news
- Putin has three daughters: Maria Voroncova, Katerina Tikhonova, and Luiza Rozova; and two sons from Alina Kabaeva: Ivan and Vladimir Spiridonov. — meduza
Coverage (7 sources)
- President of Russia Vladimir Putin has another granddaughter – eight-year-old Elza Tikhonova, investigative report claims... — Радио Свобода
- Putin has an eight-year-old granddaughter Elza Tikhonova - "Project" — Новая газета Европа
- Putin has an eight-year-old granddaughter named Elsa, Project found — Дождь (Telegram)
- Project found Putin's granddaughter. Her name is Elza Tikhonova — ЭХО / Новости
- Vladimir Putin's granddaughter named Eliza Tikhonova at the head of the "InnoPractice" foundation Kateryna Tikhonova and ballet master Igor Z... — Агентство. Новости
- Vladimir Putin has an eight-year-old granddaughter — Elza Tikhonova. Her parents are the youngest daughter of the President of the Russian Federation and choreographer Zelensky — Meduza
- Putin's granddaughter named Elsa Tikhonova — Агентство. Новости
Key entities
- Vladimir Putin
- Katerina Tikhonova
- Innopraktika
- Project
- Russia
- Ocean Elza
- Federal Border Service
- Munich
- Air Hamburg