Squatters break into Russian oligarch’s mansion ‘to house Ukrainian refugees’

Officers from the Metropolitan Police Territorial Support Group watch over a group of squatters occupying a mansion belonging to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska in central London (Jonathan Brady/PA)

Squatters have broken into a central London mansion apparently owned by Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska and declared it “belongs to Ukrainian refugees”.

At least five people have been occupying the property in Belgrave Square since early Monday morning.