Squatters occupy the London mansion of sanctioned billionaire Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska.
“Putin go f**k yourself,” reads one of the banners unfurled on the façade of the property, said to be worth some £50 million (approximately $65 million).
Deripaska founded the Rusal aluminum company and is considered an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin. He is a former business partner of Roman Abramovich, who is also under British sanctions.
When announcing the sanctions, the British government said Deripaska is worth some £2 billion (approximately $2.6 billion).
Britain’s The Sun newspaper says the Knightsbridge home boasts 11 bedrooms.
“By occupying this mansion, we want to show solidarity with the people of Ukraine, but also the people of Russia who never agreed to this madness,” the squatters say in a statement.
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