Putin's Two Daughters Faced 'Personal Information Exposure' by Netizens

Sanctions Tighten After 'Ukraine Civilian Massacre Allegations'
President Putin's Family Also Included in Sanctions Targets

Information related to Putin's two daughters, Maria Vorontsova and Katerina Tikhonova, is being shared online. / Photo by Twitter Capture

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Juhyung] The United States is intensifying sanctions against Russia over allegations of the "Ukraine Bucha Massacre" by Russian troops. It announced that the children of Russian President Vladimir Putin will also be included in the sanctions. In this context, netizens worldwide have taken an interest in "doxxing" President Putin's two daughters.

According to the British public broadcaster BBC on the 6th (local time), a large amount of personal information about Putin's two daughters was shared on online communities and social networking services (SNS) that day. They are the eldest daughter Maria Vorontsova (37) and the younger daughter Katerina Tikhonova (36).

The eldest daughter Maria is reportedly leading a scientific program supported by the Kremlin in Russia. Katerina became known to the Russian public after placing 5th in an international rock and roll dance competition in 2013.

Both are children born to President Putin and his former wife Alexandrovna Ludmila. Ludmila married Putin, who was then a KGB (Russian State Security Agency) officer, while working as a flight attendant in 1983.

However, the two suddenly divorced in 2013. Regarding this, President Putin mentioned in an interview with local media at the time that it was a "mutual decision" and that "now we are going our separate ways."

On the 3rd (local time), civilian bodies wrapped in black tarps were found scattered in pits throughout Bucha, a suburb of Kyiv, Ukraine, from which Russian forces have retreated. Allegations have been raised that the Russian military deliberately massacred civilians. / Photo by Yonhap News

Meanwhile, on the 3rd, allegations arose that Russian troops massacred numerous civilians. Iryna Venediktova, Ukraine's Prosecutor General investigating Russian war crimes, stated that at least 410 civilian bodies brutally killed were recovered from areas such as Bucha, Hostomel, and Irpin. These areas were occupied by Russian troops but were recently retaken.

Regarding these bodies, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned in an interview with the US media outlet CBS on the same day, calling it a "massacre committed by Russia" and stating that "(Russia) is trying to eliminate the entire nation and state of Ukraine."

Western countries including the United States, the Group of Seven (G7), and the European Union (EU) plan to further strengthen sanctions against Russia following the revelation of the Bucha civilian massacre allegations.

US President Joe Biden said in a briefing on the 6th, "(The killing of civilians) is clearly a major war crime," and announced that "the assets and various interests of President Putin's adult children have been blocked."

Not only President Putin and his family but also other senior Russian officials will be included in the sanctions. The list includes the wife and daughter of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Dmitry Medvedev, former Russian President and Prime Minister and current Deputy Chairman of the Security Council, and Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.

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