According to the Russian security service, a pro-Ukrainian “saboteur” is caught with a bomb near Vladimir Putin’s £1 billion cliff-top palace
- The suspect was accused of planning the blast near the tyrant’s Black Sea resort
- The palace is rumored to be worth around £1billion and has its own bunker
A pro-Ukrainian “saboteur” has been caught with a bomb near Vladimir Putin’s £1 billion palatial cliff-top hideout in southern Russia, Moscow forces claim.
The unnamed 42-year-old was branded a “supporter of Ukrainian neo-Nazism” when he was arrested by FSB agents on suspicion of “terrorist offences”.
The suspect was accused of planning the blast near the tyrant’s Black Sea resort of Gelendzhik, which sits daintily on the cliffs of southern Krasnodar Territory.
The palace is rumored to be worth around £1billion and has its own huge underground bunker. The sprawling pleasure palace dwarfs Buckingham Palace in size and is just one of the despot’s opulent private residences in Russia.
Footage showed Russian forces in rugged military fatigues leading the suspect away, with a man holding the suspect’s arms at a time.
The unnamed 42-year-old was arrested by FSB agents on suspicion of “terrorist offences”.
The suspect was accused of planning the blast near the tyrant’s Black Sea resort of Gelendzhik in southern Krasnodar Krai
Footage showed Russian troops in heavy military uniforms taking the suspect away
The FSB security service said: “A ready-to-use improvised explosive device was seized from a hideout equipped by a radical in a wooded area on the outskirts of the settlement.”
“Components for the manufacture of IEDs.” [improvised explosive devices] were confiscated at his home address.”
Instructions for assembling explosive devices and their use were also found, said the counterintelligence service FSB, which was once headed by Putin.
These “were obtained from internet communities managed by militants of Ukrainian nationalist formations”.
The FSB arrested man, seen on video, faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted of terrorism-related offences.
His alleged bomb factory was shown, as was a warehouse said to have hidden explosive devices in a local forest.
Putin’s sprawling cliff-top residence sits inside the elite resort, though Russian state media are barred from revealing details of the 70-year-old dictator’s palace.
Recent revelations suggest that Putin has built a lavish bunker complex in Gelendzhik – where he could rule over Russia in the event of a nuclear war.
The diagrams show a cavernous system of underground lairs with ventilation systems, sewers, and fresh water supplies.
The suspect’s arms are placed behind his back as he was trapped by Russian forces with a bomb near Vladimir Putin’s £1billion palatial cliff-top hideout
The FSB arrested man, seen on video, faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted of terrorism-related offences
The unnamed 42-year-old was branded by the FSB as a “supporter of Ukrainian neo-Nazism”.
The FSB security service said: “A ready-to-use improvised explosive device was seized from a hideout equipped by a radical in a wooded area on the outskirts of the settlement.”
The FSB said: “Components for the manufacture of IEDs.” [improvised explosive devices] were confiscated at his home address.”
The underground complex extends over 6,500 square meters and is connected to two tunnels by an elevator shaft.
The main palace – bigger than anything owned by British royals – includes a boudoir for pole dancers and a vineyard, according to previous revelations.
The building is surrounded by around 17,000 hectares of land owned by the Russian security service FSB and protected from prying eyes by no-fly and no-boat zones.
To give the president easy access to the palace, a marina and helipads were built, as well as a railway, which is said to be Putin’s preferred mode of transportation.
The Russian authorities accuse the unnamed man of planning an attack on a law enforcement facility.
The palace is surrounded by such security checks that prevent access to Putin’s hideout, which he is believed to share with his lover Alina Kabaeva, 40, an Olympic gold medalist and rhythmic gymnast, and her young family.