Russian opposition media have released drone video of modern villas built for President Vladimir Putin 30 kilometers from the Finnish border.
Mika McKellenen,
Elsa Osipova
Anti-Russian media Document Center Drone footage of lavish villas claimed by the media to have been built by the president has been captured Vladimir Putin for. The modern buildings are located on the coast of Ladoga, about 30 kilometers from Finland's eastern border.
The documentary center is about an exiled businessman Mikhail Khodorkovsky A plan to use investigative journalism to uncover and document abuses by the Russian leadership. The video is also posted on Khodorkovsky's YouTube channel.
The documentation center's videos show three buildings designed for villa use, known by more modest names: the Barn, the Fisherman's House, and the Garden House. The names come from the documents of the architect, construction company and authorities.
These buildings are located on the shores of the rugged and fjord-like Marjalati, northeast of the city of Ladenboja in Karelia.
Behind the “tank” in Marjalahti pohjuka is, among other things, a helicopter field and an open gazebo with a good view of the waterfall.
The three-building villa complex is located deep in the forest on Ladoga Beach.
Earlier, there were two buildings in the area. They were hidden under the grass and helipad. Now a new building has appeared in that area.
The two-story “barn” features large entertaining spaces, a dining hall of over 200 square meters and a top-equipped kitchen.
In the warehouse, you can also find Austrian brews for 300,000 euros.
According to media claims, Putin's “modest” summer home has over 100,000 euros worth of Fior di Bosco marble, 10,000 euro bidets in the bathrooms and 4,000 euro shower heads.
Officially, the villas cover an area of about one square kilometer, but according to the Dozier Center, in practice, the area closed to the public is about four square kilometers in size.
During the war, a raised field appeared behind the villa
The media has shown images of Marjalathi's buildings before, but the aerial video shows them in greater detail than before.
Also, the video reveals the transformation that took place during the war in Ukraine. A tall grass-covered field appeared next to the helipad behind the barn, which, according to the Dozier Center, may have been associated with air defenses.
According to the document center, the area may contain a Pantsir S1-type anti-aircraft system, which, according to the document, was used to protect Putin's other residential buildings in various parts of Russia after a full-scale attack by Russia. Ukraine started two years ago.
According to the Dozier Center, locals say Putin visits Marjalati's villas at least once a year. In the same context, he is said to be visiting the monastic island of Valamo, 30 kilometers away by boat.
As Putin travels to the monastery by boat, according to the Dozier Center, the islands near the Marjalahti villas are closed and the area is monitored by the FSO, which protects the state leadership.
For Putin, it's not about his villas
Official documents show no connection between Villas and the president. of The Guardian According to Putin, Villa has denied that he is the real beneficiary of the complex.
According to the document, the villa area will include a livestock farm, an aquaculture facility and its own brewery. Construction of the villas started ten years ago. According to the document, Putin is behind the construction companies Belongs to a close circle Banker Yuri Kovalchuk.
A sauna building built over the water at the end of the jetty also stands out in the satellite images, slightly separated from the other villas on the shores of Kaipiolammi Lake.
Boats named Altoka and Nega can be found on the piers of the villas, which Putin is said to use if needed. Ships may have been named after the large lakes in the region, Ladoga (Ladoga) and Aninen (Onigo).
According to the Dozier Centre, the Marjalati area should be part of the Ladoga Islands National Park, but the villa area was separated from the protected area.
In 2020, the document also revealed that Putin had an oligarch as his neighbor. Roman AbramovichIts villa is located four kilometers away from Marjalahti Villas.
Author of Sanomat, Helsing Jussi Kontinen In 2015 I was able to photograph the buildings of Marjalati during the construction phase.
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