Vladimir Putin is preparing massive nuclear bunkers underneath Russia capable of housing 10,000 people amid fears of a nuclear attack from the US, security officials confirm.

Axar.az reports citing The Sun.

The Russian president is reportedly convinced America is planning to overthrow him so is readying the bunkers buried 985ft below Moscow.

Vladimir Putin has built a network of underground bunkers as he prepares for nuclear war.

The revelations were confirmed in a report by US military officials prepared by the Pentagon quoted by The Times.

It says: “A deep underground facility at the Kremlin and an enormous underground leadership bunker adjacent to Moscow State University are intended for the national command authority in wartime.

“Highly effective life-support systems may permit independent operations for many months following a nuclear attack.”

It had been reported last year that Putin was planning to build the bunkers while gearing up for war with the West.