The Ukraine-Russia War continues and the battle is getting intense with each passing day. The rest of the world has social media updates and news from the war zone to rely on.
Amid all the updates, there are many questions that people across the world are looking for answers for. Many are wondering where families of both the Presidents are during the ongoing war: Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and Russia’s Vladimir Putin.
Well, there are a few reports on the whereabouts of the two countries’ first families.
FIRST, WHERE IS PUTIN’S FAMILY?
Generally, during war or tension between nations or within the nation, government officials and their families are likely to leave the country and hide somewhere safe.
According to the recent update from the battleground, Vladimir Putin has moved his family to a secret Siberian underground bunker which can survive a nuclear war.
Putin with his daughter Mariya Putina (left) and wife Lyudmilla (right). Photo: Twitter
Valery Solovey, former professor at Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) has claimed that Putin’s family is in an underground city in Siberia which is a luxury hi-tech bunker, which was designed to ensure safety in times of nuclear war.
In a video, Solovey said, “At the weekend, President Putin’s family was evacuated to a special bunker prepared in case of nuclear war. This bunker is located in the [mountainous] Altai Republic.”
“In fact, it is not a bunker, but a whole underground city, equipped with the latest science and technology. I hope this means something to you, that the President sends his family to this bunker.”
But there is no evidence or confirmation yet.
Many have also dismissed this theory of Solovey. He had previously commented on Putin’s health. He had said that the Russian President suffers from hidden medical issues.
He was also questioned for several hours last week by Russian authorities. The Russian official found a number of electronic items from his house.
After this incident, his claims on Putin’s family’s location is doubtful. But on the other hand, it’s Putin. So anything is possible, really.
WHAT ABOUT ZELENSKYY, UKRAINE’S PRESIDENT?
Volodymyr Zelenskyy shared a video from the streets of Ukraine on February 26. There are no theories and updates on his family’s location during these times.