# Why is Putin’s rarely visited ‘Black Sea Beidaihe’ being secretly rebuilt?

https://mins.news/en/item/87205

- BBC Chinese, 2026-10-06 00:11 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/articles/cq80zr4l8xkzo/trad?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Satellite imagery, court rulings and recruitment adverts indicate that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s official Black Sea residence at Bocharov Ruchey in Sochi is undergoing a major reconstruction. Work began in 2024, with new buildings exceeding the former complex in size, while authorities established a security zone covering more than 3 square kilometres without announcing the project.