Read our Privacy noticeUkraine is destroying air defence systems near Russian president Vladimir Putin’s $1bn palace on the Black Sea coast, according to reports. On Sunday, a further strike was launched on an S-400 anti-aircraft missile system and launch pad just 500m away from the previous attack. open image in gallery ‘Putin's Palace’ is an Italianate complex located on the Black Sea coast near Gelendzhik, Krasnodar Krai, Russia ( Alexei Navalny/Youtube )Satellite imagery appeared to confirm the destruction of at least one launcher, military analyst Yan Matveyev told the Moscow Times. “Now Putin’s palace is left unprotected,” he said. Earlier this month, eyewitness footage appeared to show the moment a drone exploded at the Arkhipo-Osipovka beach resort near the Black Sea mansion.