vsss··on A Ukrainian Hacker Who Became the FBI’s Best Weapon and Worst NightmareRussian user here. Yes, that's weird. I would expect something like Maxim Igorevich Popov.
vsss··on A Ukrainian Hacker Who Became the FBI’s Best Weapon and Worst NightmareThere are no patronymics in Russian passports at least, not sure about Ukrainian. But even if they are, it would be Igorevich 100%. And it's always written on American visas as in national passport.
vsss··on A Ukrainian Hacker Who Became the FBI’s Best Weapon and Worst NightmareVladimirovich is not a second name, it's patronymic (name of his father)
vsss··on A Ukrainian Hacker Who Became the FBI’s Best Weapon and Worst NightmareWhat a bs. Russians/Ukrainians do not have second names.