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<strong>Squatters in London broke into a mansion reportedly owned by Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska on Monday, reported <em>The Washington Post</em>.</strong></p>
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As per the media outlet, after breaking into the mansion, squatters unfurled a Ukrainian flag and declared the property &quot;liberated&quot; and prepared for refugees from the war-torn country. Notably, Oleg Deripaska is an oil tycoon and metals billionaire who is worth USD 2.6 billion, according to the British government.</p>
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In response to Russia&#39;s invasion of Ukraine, the British government had last week added Deripaska to the country&#39;s sanctions list, alongside his former business partner Roman Abramovich and five others who the government claimed had close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin.</p>
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The mansion is a white stucco building located in Belgrave Square, dubbed &quot;billionaire row&quot; by British tabloids, according to the media outlet.</p>
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As the squatters made their presence known with the Ukrainian flag and banners hung outside the mansion that read &quot;Power breeds parasites&quot; and &quot;This property has been liberated&quot;, the street was filled with police vans on Monday. As per images on social media, police with riot shields entered the property.</p>
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The squatters said that they broke in around 1 am on Monday, <em>The Washington Post</em> reported.</p>
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Notably, Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24 after the Donetsk and Luhansk people&#39;s republic requested help in &#39;defending themselves.&#39; The Russian Defense Ministry said the special operation is targeting Ukrainian military infrastructure only and the civilian population is not in danger.</p>
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However, denying these claims by the Russians, the Western nations have imposed comprehensive sanctions on Moscow. In addition, they introduced sanctions on Belarus for supporting Russia&#39;s operation in Ukraine.</p>
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