Putin's 100 Billion Won 'Luxury Train'... Equipped with Private Gym and Beauty Salon

Russian investigative media reports on train blueprints
Increased use of Putin's trains since Ukraine invasion

The interior of the ultra-luxurious armored train used by Russian President Vladimir Putin as a means of transportation has been revealed, attracting attention. The armored train is said to be equipped with a bathhouse, a private gym, and even a beauty salon.

On the 6th (local time), according to the British Telegraph, the Russian investigative media outlet Dosiye Center published photos and blueprints of the train's interior on its website the day before under the title "Hammam for the President." "Hammam" is a word derived from the Arabic "hamm," meaning "to heat," and generally refers to a bathhouse.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is delivering a TV address in Moscow on the 26th of last month (local time). [Image source=AP Yonhap News]

According to the revealed blueprints, President Putin's train consists of 22 armored cars reinforced with armor plates to block sniper fire. Inside, it is equipped with a private gym, beauty salon, bar, cinema, and even a hammam, known as a bathhouse.

The report states that the train is equipped with various devices such as oxygen respirators, defibrillators, ultrasound therapy machines, and vacuum suction devices. There was also a massage bed. Among them, the car containing beauty equipment reportedly had special orders for soundproofing and shielding functions to prevent eavesdropping.

The cost of this luxurious train is estimated to be at least 6.8 billion rubles (approximately 97.58 billion KRW). The train is said to have been completed in 2017 by the manufacturer Chirkon Service. Especially after the invasion of Ukraine last year, President Putin is known to use the train more frequently, possibly due to concerns about aircraft being shot down.

Meanwhile, President Putin typically uses only about 10 of the 22 cars, and other high-ranking Russian officials also occasionally use this train. Dosiye Center reported that Kirill, the Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church, also used one of these trains when he visited Ukraine in 2010.

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