old granddaughter — Elza Tikhonova. Her parents are the Russian president’s younger daughter and ballet dancer Igor Zelensky. — Meduza

Key Points:

• Vladimir Putin's eight-year-old granddaughter is Elza Igorevna Tikhonova, daughter of his younger daughter Katerina Tikhonova and ballet dancer Igor Zelensky, as revealed by the Russian investigative outlet Proekt.
• Elza carries her mother's invented surname but retains her father's patronymic, and her name is believed to be inspired by Princess Elsa from the animated film Frozen, reflecting her mother's fondness for Hollywood.
• Investigators identified Elza's name through a leaked Federal Border Service database, noting her international travels to Munich in 2019 and Croatia in 2021 aboard private jets.
• Putin maintains secrecy around his family, who use different surnames; he has three daughters—Maria Vorontsova, Katerina Tikhonova, and Luiza Rozova—and two sons, Ivan and Vladimir Spiridonov, with gymnast Alina Kabaeva.
• The president also has a known grandson, Roman Faassen, from Maria Vorontsova and her former Dutch husband, Jorrit Faassen.