Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich has been romantically linked to a stunning actress with Ukrainian heritage who is more than half his age.

The sanctioned tycoon is reportedly secretly seeing the beautiful TV star Alexandra Korendyuk, 25, who most recently appeared in a Russian show entitled 'You're All P***ing Me Off'.

The Chelsea owner, who is facing a race against time to sell the club after he was this week disqualified as a director by the Premier League, was romantically linked to Ms Korendyuk by renowned Russian gossip columnist Bozhena Rynska.

Although little is publicly known about the actress-turned-entrepreneur, she is said to have started 'dating' the oligarch at the turn of the year.

Rynska reportedly said: 'Roman Abramovich's new girlfriend is very interesting.

'At the beginning of the year, rumours started that the oligarch's heart had been won over by Alexandra Korendyuk.

'There is very little information about the girl, but it is said that she is the founder of a company in the music industry.'

Meanwhile, experts say Ms Korendyuk's surname points to a Ukrainian heritage.

A source told the Sun: 'It's ironic Abramovich has been linked with a lady with a Ukrainian background just as he’s been sanctioned because of the war and his links to Putin.

'It is easy to see what he would see in her and this is apparently a relationship that has been going on for up to a year.

Ms Korendyuk is reportedly the founder of the Institute of Music Initiatives, which serves to help kickstart the career of aspiring musicians.

And during her acting career she played a hostess in two episodes of a Moscow-based series.

The man has got to live his life... He is not PUTIN

That toto go make am peme.

Smiles. Every man needs a woman's love.

I don't even understand why the UK government is dragging this man all over the place.

Was he the one who asked Putin to attack Ukraine?

I don't agree with this method of trying to put pressure on Putin to stop the war by going after the business interests of his associates...they are just setting a bad precedent!