VLAD'S LAD?
Vladimir Putin’s ‘secret son, 10, with Olympic gymnast pictured for first time after leak’
The lad has been described in the leak as 'probably the loneliest boy in Russia'
THE first pics of Vladimir Putin’s secret son have been leaked, say anti-Kremlin activists.
Images of Ivan Vladimirovich Putin, ten, surfaced on Telegram channel VChk-OGPU, which has links to spooks and other insiders.
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His mum is Olympic gymnast Alina Kabaeva, 41, with him, below.
She also has another son, Vladimir, four.
Putin, 72, has two adult daughters with his ex-wife and has never confirmed other children — but let slip he watches kids’ films with “my little ones”.
“VChK-OGPU [channel] has obtained a photo of the most secret and probably the loneliest boy in Russia,” said a report.
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“This is Ivan Vladimirovich Putin.
“He hardly communicates with other children, spending all his time with guards, governesses, [and] teachers.”
The boy is said to resemble Putin in his Soviet childhood.
Until now, the children have never been seen and live out of sight behind his high-security palace walls.
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