Alert – Is this Putin’s ‘secret hideout 18 miles from NATO border’? New video claims to show president’s potential luxury lakeside bolthole in forest estate larger than Monaco

New video has emerged claiming to show Vladimir Putin’s secret northern hideout – just 18 miles from Russia’s border with NATO.

According to unverified reports in Russia, the dictator, 71, is accused of ‘stealing’ a scenic waterfall and a slice of commandeered national park – larger than Monaco – for his lake-and-forest retreat.

Allegedly the property’s nearby neighbour just two-and-a-half miles away is former Chelsea tycoon, Roman Abramovich, 57.

The narrator of the footage claims that the secret bolthole which Putin is said to share with lover Alina Kabaeva, 40, a world famous gymnast, is beside the picturesque 13ft Marjalahti waterfall.

It has a modernistic gazebo in full view of the beauty spot, sealed off from ordinary Russian people, according to independent news outlet Dossier Centre.

However the has been unable to verify the footage, and it may have used AI or special effects to add the buildings in. 

Putin allegedly shares the homes with lover Alina Kabaeva, 40, a world famous gymnast

The dictator, 71, has been accused of ‘stealing’ a scenic waterfall and a slice of commandeered national park – larger than Monaco – for his lake-and-forest retreat, in the video

The property is supposedly just 18 miles from Russia ‘s border with NATO 

The retreat is supposedly in the Lake Ladoga National Park in Karelia – as far north as the Faroe Islands – but close to the Russian NATO border with Finland.

The video goes on to say that there are several buildings and a tell-tale sign that this is part of a huge Putin portfolio of secret homes and palaces hidden from the Russian people.

‘Behind the barn you can see a regular mound,’ said Dossier journalist Ilya Rozhdestvenskiy.

‘It is not known for certain what exactly this site is for, but judging by satellite images, it appeared in the last couple of years.

‘It is possible that an air defence system is being displayed here…..

‘This is not the first time that marks on the ground – from the supports of military equipment deployed in combat positions from the air – have protected the President.

‘Since the beginning of the war, all of Putin’s main residences have been covered by the Pantsir-S1 anti-aircraft system.

‘The barn is more like a reception house.

There are several buildings and a tell-tale sign that this is part of a huge Putin portfolio of secret homes and palaces hidden from the Russian people, according to the narrator 

It is alleged in the video that he has a modernistic gazebo in full view of the beauty spot, sealed off from ordinary Russian people

‘Inside there is a living room, its own brewery, and a tea room on the second floor.

‘The building has a pool or fountain.’

The retreat has a ‘separate underground entrance, a helipad and a pier for yachts [on Lake Ladoga], as well as the gazebo opposite the waterfall.’

The so-called ‘fisherman’s hut’ has its own helipad and pier.

Semi-precious stones are used in the interior decoration.

Nearby it is claimed there is a bathhouse, trout fishery and farm, a marbled beef farm and a secluded gazebo with breathtaking views of the lake.

‘Here the president can enjoy nature in complete solitude.

‘You can get here not only by air [helicopter], but also by yacht. To do this, Putin has a whole flotilla at his disposal.’

According to the narrator, just two-and-a-half miles away is a mansion, sauna and restaurant which, says Rozhdestvenskiy, is owned by Abramovich, as confirmed by entries in the Russian Real Estate Registry.

The retreat has a ‘separate underground entrance, a helipad and a pier for yachts [on Lake Ladoga], as well as the gazebo opposite the waterfall.’

Inside Vladimir Putin’s secret waterfall bolthole

Inside Vladimir Putin’s secret waterfall bolthole

A hotel nearby is allegedly owned by Yuri Kovalchuk, an old friend of Putin and reputed to be the dictator’s ‘personal banker’.

‘Kovalchuk has created a network of companies that deal with the president’s leisure activities and are responsible for all of his real estate, including the famous [Black Sea] palace near Gelendzhik and the mansion in Valdai, where the head of state visits most often,’ said the report on YouTube channel Khodorkovsky.Live.

‘Abramovich is not part of Putin’s inner circle but has always been close to the highest echelons of power,’ according to the report.

On Putin visits to his northern luxury retreat ‘local security is replaced by FSO officers.

‘The entrances are blocked, and neighbouring islands [on the lake] are blocked.

‘The houses are fenced, with CCTV cameras and motion sensors on the fences.

‘There is barbed wire running through the adjacent forest.’