A son has been born to former Ukrainian Prime Minister Pavlo Lazarenko, who is under investigation in the United States. This is reported by
"Komsomolskaya Pravda in Ukraine" with reference to sources from Lazarenko's former circle.
According to the newspaper, the son was named Ivan. His mother, Oksana Tsykova, is the granddaughter of the famous academician Valentyn Tsykov, who for many years headed the All-Union Research Institute of Corn in Dnipropetrovsk.
Oksana was an activist in the youth wing of "Hromada." "They say the news of Lazarenko's arrest caught Oksana in London. And she, like a Decembrist's wife, rushed after the man for whom she felt deep respect. While the California prisoner was held in prison, Oksana worked as a translator with his lawyers," the article says.
"In the end, exactly nine months after Lazarenko was released under house arrest, Oksana gave birth to his son Vanechka," the newspaper notes.
The newspaper reports that the fact of the son's birth is being "carefully concealed" from the general public. The publication names Lazarenko's undissolved marriage to his legal wife Tamara as a possible reason for this.
"However, Pavlo Ivanovych's parents - Daria Yakivna and Ivan Tryfonovych - are perfectly informed about the grandson's appearance. A photograph of the baby stands on a chest of drawers in the red corner directly beneath a large portrait of their son. Above them - only an icon of the Savior," the newspaper writes.