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Vlad Vexler

20 Jan, 4 tweets, 2 min read

If you want your eyes to climb to the back of your head see INSIDE *allegedly* Putin's secret palace, as presented by #Navalny's latest investigation.

📽️ from min 59.30 to see what's inside!

Tiny THREAD on what you will find (1/4)

@alburov

Here is @alburov and Vyacheslav Gemady sneaking in by boat to launch their drone... (2/4)

On top of drone footage you get a virtual reconstruction of what's inside.

There is an 'aqua discotheque', a casino, and a theatre ⤵️ (3/4)

An underground hockey rink ⤵️ and an underground tunnel leading to the beach through the cliffs.

'Putin loves being underground' is an ongoing joke.

There are english subtitles, enjoy! (4/4)

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