From a gold-plated toilet to a king sized bed and even a gym, these astonishing pictures show the lavish interior of one of Vladimir Putin’s private jets.
The Russian president’s aircraft touched down in the Finnish capital, Helsinki, yesterday ahead of his historic meeting with Donald Trump.
And Putin will have travelled from the Kremlin to the summit in style on board one of his £390million IL-96-300PU planes.
Most of the interior on board the plane is finished in gold trim, including the toilet and sink in the bathroom
Russia’s leader can consult with his senior staff on board the jet in this swanky conference-style meeting room
The bedroom suite on board the aircraft, which is a wide-bodied, long-haul airliner easily distinguishable from the passenger model by its extended fuselage
Putin, who is keen on exercise, can keep himself trim at 38,000ft thanks to this gym
Putin’s presidential plane arriving at Helsinki Airport in Finland yesterday ahead of the Russian president’s meeting with Donald Trump
The aircraft is a wide-bodied, long-haul airliner that is easily distinguishable from the passenger model by its extended fuselage.
While the exterior of the aircraft looks largely the same as the basic model, the cabin is lavishly decorated with tapestries and gold accents.
The furniture and interior décor are finished in the neoclassical style and the planes are equipped with a spacious office and a huge conference table with a gold trim that is surrounded by cream leather seats.
The furniture and interior décor are finished in the neoclassical style, and the planes are equipped with a spacious office
The Russian government has installed an advanced communication system on board that allows the aircraft to act as a management centre
The aircraft was constructed by Voronezh’s airline company and has a special coating that makes it less visible to radar.
The Russian government has also installed an advanced communication system on board that allows the aircraft to act as a management centre capable of carrying out the prompt commandment of troops in case of unexpected conflict.
Putin has four identical private jets and they are all readied for departure as soon as knowledge of an international flight is public, with three acting as decoys.
The galley kitchen on board the presidential plane, which comes fully stocked with everything need to prep meals and snacks
One of the long corridors on the aircraft, which again is finished in a gold trim, has a large sofa for relaxing
The presidential air squad is comprised of four of the president‘s first-choice aircraft so that three planes can act as decoys
The specific plane to be used by Putin is not known until take-off.
After the choice is made, either one or all three of the remaining planes follow the president as back-up.
And he can call upon 68 fighter jets from the special Russian Aerospace Forces to repel attacks.
Photographs of the interiors were leaked onto the internet several years ago and caused outrage among Russian citizens.
A blogger calling himself Kungurov who first published the pictures after getting hold of them from a contact in Russia’s Ministry of Defence fumed: ‘Our self-proclaimed Tsar has decided to give himself a gift on his 15th anniversary of assuming the crown by whipping his slaves into paying for two luxurious IL-96 airliners for him.’
An infographic showing the dimensions of the aircraft as well as how it is designed as well as its top speed
Putin relaxes on one of his planes in December 2017 as he travels to the Hmeymim air base in Syria