A social media video claims to show Russian President Vladimir Putin sending his son to the front line in the Ukraine war, likening it to Mao Zedong's actions. However, the video is misleading; it actually features Senior Lieutenant Stepan Belov receiving an award from Putin, not his son. The true identity of the young man is revealed through a reverse image search, and there is no evidence linking him to Putin as a son. Putin's family remains largely private, with confirmed daughters but rumors of other children.