Oleg Deripaska, one of Russia’s richest men, has built a shelter above Sochi.
Deripaska was upset that thousands of strays were being put down by authorities after a pest control company was handed a contract.
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So he took it upon himself to build these dog shelters in Baranovka near Sochi.
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He told the BBC: "My first dog I found in the street of my village, the tiny village [where I grew up]."
![He told the BBC: "My first dog I found in the street of my village, the tiny village [where I grew up]."](http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/2014-02/enhanced/webdr05/12/3/enhanced-buzz-2079-1392193263-21.jpg)
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"It was a very close friend for five years."
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