Putin 'demolishes holiday home out of fear for his life'
The Independent|October 09, 2024
Vladimir Putin has demolished his holiday villa by the Black Sea after he stopped visiting the area out of fear for his life relating to strikes from Ukraine, a Russian opposition website has claimed.
ALEX CROFT
Putin 'demolishes holiday home out of fear for his life'

The site of his villa near Sochi has become a regular spot for Ukrainian drone attacks – something which Putin “fears”, according to Proekt.

The independent news site published a pair of satellite images, one showing the villa standing in May 2023 and another from May 2024 after it was flattened. Proekt said the “site of the dacha is now a pit”.

Putin last visited his villa in Sochi seven months ago, a source “familiar with Putin” told the website – which is run by Russian journalists living in exile. “He even broke a longstanding tradition of coming to Sochi to celebrate Alina’s birthday in May,” the source added, referring to Alina Kabaeva, Putin’s secret lover with whom he has two children.

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