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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Kelly-Ann Mills

Inside Putin’s Bond-style armoured car built to resist chemical attacks and bombs

Russian leader Vladimir Putin travels around in an armoured car likened to something James Bond would drive, and akin to the Beast driven by the President of the United States.

Designed to protect those inside the huge Aurus Kortezh limousine has an emergency exit through the boot and is able to be completely submerged in water.

Although the exact cost of the car has not been revealed by the Kremlin, it was part of the $197m Kortezh project - equivalent to £150m.

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