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Where is Vladimir Putin?

RUSSIA'S despotic leader keeps his daily whereabouts under wraps.

But the locations of President Vladimir Putin's homes have leaked along with details of his unusual daily routine.

Vladimir Putin meets with St. Petersburg governor Alexander Beglov on March 1, 2022.
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Vladimir Putin meets with St. Petersburg governor Alexander Beglov on March 1, 2022.Credit: AP

Where is Vladimir Putin?

Putin appeared on Russian TV on Thursday, March 3, 2022, saying the military operation was "going to plan".

Opening a meeting with his security council he said: "I want to say that the special military operation is going strictly according to schedule, according to plan."

Russian media placed him in a meeting with one of his governors on March 1, 2022.

But Putin is notoriously private when it comes to his daily whereabouts.

The Grand Kremlin Palace is the current residence of the Russian president, where official events are held.

Although he has offices there, Putin does not live at the Kremlin.

He occupies a mix of official residences and associates' dwellings when not on duty at the Kremlin.

Putin is known to have eight official homes.

One, an impregnable fortress dubbed "Putin's Palace," is in Sochi.

It rests on the rocky hills of the Black Sea and allegedly cost £1billion to build.

Putin's Palace is on the Black Sea
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Putin's Palace is on the Black SeaCredit: AP

According to Novo-Ogaryevo became Putin’s official residence in 2000.

It is located in the western part of the region.

He also has an apartment in Moscow located at Akademika Zelinskogo Street, 6.

Putin is reported to own a villa in the South of and a flat in .

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Some have speculated Putin pal Roman Abramovich's bullet-proof, submarine-equipped super-yacht would make a handy hideaway.

Wherever Putin is, his unique daily routine will be keeping him busy.

uncovered it while researching his book on the president.

It includes a near-noon wakeup time, hours of swimming and endless press briefings.

Is there a bounty out for Vladimir Putin?

Putin has been public enemy number one since he sent troops into Ukraine unprovoked on February 24, 2022.

Now, a wealthy Russian national has put a $1million (£745,000) bounty on his head.

Alex Konanykhin, a Russian businessman living in California, .

He wrote: "I promise to pay $1,000,000 to the officer(s) who, complying with their constitutional duty, arrest(s) Putin as a war criminal under Russian and international laws."

Khonanykhin sought refuge in the US in 1999 after being charged with financial crimes in Russia, which were later dropped.

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He's grown his fortune and even nabbed a spot on the "Dragons' Den"-esque

He wrote in his Facebook post: "As an ethnic Russian and a Russia citizen, I see it as my moral duty to facilitate the denazification of Russia."

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