{"id":234472,"date":"2023-08-30T16:35:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T16:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/?p=234472"},"modified":"2023-08-30T16:35:01","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T16:35:01","slug":"wildfires-threaten-putins-1billion-black-sea-palace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/world-news\/wildfires-threaten-putins-1billion-black-sea-palace\/","title":{"rendered":"Wildfires threaten Putin&apos;s \u00a31billion Black Sea palace"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Wildfires threaten Putin&#8217;s \u00a31billion Black Sea palace: Hundreds of firefighters are sent to tackle blaze &#8211; thought to be started deliberately &#8211; and protect mansion which has stripper pole and a nuclear bunker<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The fire has engulfed 118 hectares of land around the Russian town of Gelendzhik<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Putin&#8217;s Black Sea Palace in the Krasnodar region is just miles from the flames<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Raging wildfires are threatening Vladimir Putin&#8217;s \u00a31billion Black Sea palace &#8211;\u00a0 throwing hundreds of firefighters into action to protect the clifftop property.<\/p>\n<p>A major operation is now underway to curtail the blaze &#8211; thought to have been started deliberately &#8211; which has engulfed\u00a0118 hectares of land around the town of Gelendzhik, around 100 miles from the Crimean Peninsular.<\/p>\n<p>Two Mi-8 helicopters, fire-fighting planes, and almost 100 vehicles have been deployed to combat the forest fires before they start to encroach on Putin&#8217;s palace, which is just miles away from the fire.<\/p>\n<p>Volunteers have also been asked to join emergency services, as footage showed the blaze battering the\u00a0wooded hills above the town wreathed in flames.<\/p>\n<p>The Gelendzhik Palace in the Krasnodar region &#8211; fit with a nuclear bunker, casino, underground ice rink, and an &#8216;entertainment room&#8217; complete with stripper poles &#8211; is just one of Putin&#8217;s decadent hideaways and is rumoured to be worth roughly \u00a31billion.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/30\/10\/74867155-12460561-image-a-33_1693388141972.jpg\" height=\"475\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Raging wildfires are taring through\u00a0Gelendzhik, near Putin&#8217;s Black Sea palace, and around 100 miles from the Crimean Peninsular<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/30\/10\/74867137-12460561-image-a-34_1693388147508.jpg\" height=\"355\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>People watch as fires blaze through\u00a0Gelendzhik. The inferno is thought to have been started deliberately<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/30\/10\/74867175-12460561-image-a-32_1693388130463.jpg\" height=\"343\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Putin&#8217;s Gelendzhik Palace in the Krasnodar region is fit with a nuclear bunker, casino, underground ice rink, and an &#8216;entertainment room&#8217; complete with stripper poles<\/p>\n<p>A 40-year-old man was earlier detained on suspicion of arson following the blaze, reports said. However his motives were not clear.<\/p>\n<h3>READ MORE: Paranoid Putin&#8217;s Black Sea bunker revealed<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/30\/10\/69332133-12460561-Other_images_show_a_bedroom_which_Putin_reportedly_sleeps_in_a_s-a-43_1693388294472.jpg\" height=\"207\" width=\"274\"><\/p>\n<p>The raging fires spread fast due to strong winds that swept up to almost 70mph. During the night, the fire increased six times.<\/p>\n<p>A Be-200 amphibious aircraft of the Ministry of Emergency Situations was dispatched to Gelendzhik to bolster fight fighting efforts, as Russia diverts resources from other infernos in Siberia.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for Russia&#8217;s Ministry of Emergency Situations said: &#8216;The fire spread to the top of the mountain.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;For now, there is no threat to settlements and infrastructure. Work on extinguishing the fire does not stop even for a minute.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The fire is around ten miles northwest of Cape Idokopas, where Putin&#8217;s palace is located &#8211; but the huge firefighting effort suggests officials are concerned at its potential to spread.<\/p>\n<p>The gargantuan clifftop Gelendzhik Palace, a private residence allegedly built with state cash, is one of Russia&#8217;s most intensively guarded facilities.<\/p>\n<p>The palace includes a pole-dancing hookah boudoir, casino, and &#8216;aqua disco&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/30\/10\/74868013-12460561-image-m-45_1693388668256.jpg\" height=\"445\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A major operation is underway to curtail the blaze which has engulfed 118 hectares of land around the town of Gelendzhik, around 100 miles from the Crimean Peninsular<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/30\/10\/74867157-12460561-image-a-35_1693388159349.jpg\" height=\"475\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Footage showed the blaze battering the wooded hills above the town of\u00a0Gelendzhik wreathed in flames<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/30\/10\/74867167-12460561-image-a-36_1693388170759.jpg\" height=\"354\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The inferno is seen in\u00a0Gelendzhik as it stats to encroach on Putin&#8217;s Black Sea property<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/30\/10\/74867163-12460561-image-a-37_1693388173816.jpg\" height=\"367\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Two Mi-8 helicopters, fire-fighting planes, and almost 100 vehicles have been deployed to combat the forest fires\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/30\/10\/74867133-12460561-image-a-38_1693388180834.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A computer visualisation shows what is described as a strip, or hookah room at Vladimir Putin&#8217;s alleged palace by the Black Sea<\/p>\n<p>The building is surrounded by some 17,000 acres of land owned by Russia&#8217;s FSB security service, with no-fly and no-boat zones shielding it from prying eyes.<\/p>\n<p>A marina and helicopter pads were constructed to give the president easy access to the palace, as well as a railway which is said to be Putin&#8217;s favourite method of transport.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It also has a 16-storey underground complex built inside the cliff, which is also said to house a nuclear bunker.<\/p>\n<p>A mining engineer who worked on the construction confirmed it had been built for the president and said &#8216;there is a whole anthill in the rock under the house&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>The subterranean maze includes a cliff face loggia overlooking the sea and a vast wine cellar.<\/p>\n<p>It was &#8216;a balcony &#8211; literally a loggia hanging over the sea&#8217; built into the cliff, from which the owner can enjoy wine tasting from the palace stocks, he said.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/30\/10\/74867165-12460561-image-m-46_1693388678733.jpg\" height=\"481\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A man is pictured near the blaze which is starting to near Vladimir Putin&#8217;s \u00a31billion palace outside of\u00a0Gelendzhik<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/30\/10\/74867135-12460561-image-m-47_1693388732917.jpg\" height=\"574\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Footage showed the blaze battering the wooded hills above Gelendzhik, the town wreathed in flames<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/30\/10\/74867171-12460561-image-a-41_1693388203277.jpg\" height=\"853\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>General Gennady Lopyrev, 69, died after he suddenly became ill &#8211; gasping for breath &#8211; and was told by doctors he had previously undiagnosed leukaemia<\/p>\n<p>Two weeks ago a Russian general, once close to Putin, who was keeper of the secrets about the palace&#8217;s construction died mysteriously in jail.<\/p>\n<p>General Gennady Lopyrev, 69, suddenly became ill &#8211; gasping for breath &#8211; and was told by doctors he had previously undiagnosed leukaemia.<\/p>\n<p>Suspicions arose that he was poisoned after it emerged that the general was eligible for parole.<\/p>\n<p>Lopyrev was jailed for ten years in 2017 by a military court accused of bribe-taking and illegal possession of ammunition. 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