There is an ongoing mystery as Google Maps continue to reveal the palace allegedly belonging to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
'Putin's palace' is located in Gelendzhik, a resort town on the Black Sea in Krasnodar Krai.
To whom the palace actually belongs remains an open mystery, but criticism of the Russian regime and the Kremlin are convinced Putin's fingerprints are all over the mystery mansion complete with a casino, swim bar and amphitheatre.
Meanwhile, a top official for Gazprom, Russia's state oil company, claims he is the owner of the mega-home.
The president's one-time judo partner Arkady Rotenberg was sanctioned even before the war in Ukraine broke out, slapped with financial restrictions by the UK government in December 2020. His son Igor is a majority shareholder in a Gazprom drilling company.
His father, believed to be worth over £1.8 billion, said via his press office in 2021: "I have managed to strike a deal with creditors a few years ago, and I became a beneficiary of this site a few years ago."
A fellow claimed owner is oligarch Alexander Ponomarenko, believed to have helped set up and build the house for his president friend.
The palace also comes with a church and a 27,000-square-foot guest house featuring 11 bedrooms. Another claim is that there is an indoor go-kart track and an underground ice hockey rink.
Despite the glamour of the property, it has reportedly had to have been disinfected twice as black mould spread through it.
A near two-hour documentary by the team of Russian opposition leader and jailed lawyer-activist Alexei Navalny alleges the incredible property on the Black Sea coast is worth over £1 billion.
Officials and pals of Putin have rejected the claim that the palace was built for the maligned Russian leader, who in February sent bombs and troops crashing into Ukraine.
Top Russian officials and oligarchs have long been accused of hoarding state assets like oil after the breakup of the Soviet Union and using them for personal wealth, power and influence. The relationship between Putin and rich, billionaire oligarchs is well-known as a result.
Putin said the video of the property was "boring": "Nothing that is listed there as my property belongs to me or my close relatives, and never did."
The exact location of the palace can be found here.
