Vladimir Putin’s alleged secret love child is living in France and working as a DJ under a pseudonym — with her fake identity linked to a dead ally of the Russian president, according to a report.
Elizaveta Krivonogikh, 21, who is believed to Putin’s youngest daughter, is reportedly living and working in Paris under the names Luiza Rozova and Elizaveta Olegovna Rudnova, according to an investigation by Ukrainian TV station TSN.
The stunning discovery was made using leaked airline manifests, which matched Krivonogikh’s date of birth and phone number with one of her aliases.
Her birth certificate, which doesn’t include the father’s name, indicates her patronymic name as Vladimirovna — which under Russian naming custom would mean “daughter of Vladimir,” according to the investigation.
However, one of her false names was linked to Oleg Rudnov, a close friend of Putin’s who died in 2015, to conceal her true identity.
Investigative reports have previously alleged that Rudnov carried out personal tasks for Putin, including buying property in St. Petersburg for people close to the president, including Svetlana Krivonogikh, Elizaveta’s mother, the Times of London reported.
Krivonogikh is rumored to be the product of an affair Putin had with Svetlana Krivonogikh, a former cleaner, in the late 1990s and early 2000s, while he was still married to his ex-wife Lyudmila Putina.
Svetlana Krivonogikh is now one of Russia’s wealthiest women, according to reports.
The Kremlin has not yet responded to the report and rarely comments on Putin’s life.
Putin, 72, has been notoriously secretive about his children — rarely addressing their activities or even acknowledging their existence — until the past two years as rumors of his dwindling health have gained traction.
The Russian leader has two confirmed daughters — Katerina Tikhonova, 37, and Maria Vorontsova, 39 — with Putina, whom he divorced in 2013.
Although his daughters have mainly stayed out of the limelight, Vorontsova and Tikhonova have been brought to the forefront several times in recent years.
In 2022, the US sanctioned the pair after exposing how they “enriched themselves at the expense of the Russian people,” the White House said at the time.
Tikhonova is a former competitive dancer who now runs an artificial intelligence initiative at Moscow State University. Meanwhile, Vorontsova is a medical researcher and co-owner of Nomenko, a health care investment firm.
Putin is widely rumored to have other children, though their identities have never been confirmed.