VIDEO ⟩ The media tells why Putin’s residence in Sochi was demolished

Despite the fact that Putin spends at least 30 days at Bocharov’s residence in Ruchei every year, he was there for the last time this year in March, reports the media “The Kyiv Independent” .

According to the information provided by “Projekt”, this could be related to Putin’s fear for his own safety, since there was a Ukrainian drone attack in Sochi in the fall of 2023 – this was also confirmed to the media with an anonymous source nearby. Putin.

Those concerns also led Putin to abandon the tradition of celebrating the birthday of former gymnast and Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva – considered Putin’s girlfriend and mother of several children – at the residence in the Black Sea.

“Projekt” also notes that the main building of the residence was demolished earlier this year, but new ones are underway construction.

A favorite holiday resort of Soviet leaders, Putin has used it as a high-level meeting place throughout his tenure, including a 2008 summit with US President George W. Bush .

Ukrainska Pravda reports that Putin has four main residences: the Kremlin, Novo-Ogaryova near Moscow, Bocharov Ruchei and Valdai in the Novgorod region of northwestern Russia.

It was already reported on October 1 last year Ukraine carried out a drone attack on a helicopter base in Sochi.

Video: “Projekt” story about Putin’s residence in Sochi