The Russian president has apparently razed his luxury villa on the Black Sea – Vladimir Putin has apparently had his summer residence in Sochi demolished for fear of Ukrainian drone attacks.
Sochi is extremely popular among Russians as a spa and seaside resort, but the invasion war in Ukraine has apparently made the summer holiday spot unattractive to Putin. Where his personal residence ‘Botcharovrutschey’ once stood is now an empty area, as the independent Russian media company ‘Proekt’ reported.
The area before and after the demolition of the villa:
The villa can still be seen on these satellite images from last year, but a year later not a single building can be seen anymore. “He no longer flies to Sochi because he fears for his life. The president fears drone attacks,” “Proekt” wrote about the images.
Office in luxury villa looked like the one in the Kremlin
The villa previously had its own private access road, beach access and helipad. Apparently Putin’s summer residence was also not neglected: an office there was said to be exactly like the one in the Kremlin. This allowed Putin to pretend he was in Moscow instead of on vacation in Sochi. It is said that he spent up to 37 days a year there, but his last stay was seven months ago.
The concerns of Russia’s rulers are probably not unfounded. A year ago, in September, fuel tanks exploded near Sochi airport. Shortly afterwards the airport was the target of a drone attack.
Source: Krone
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