Opposition leader Navalny publishes Putin investigation

MOSCOW — A team led by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny published a sprawling investigation on Tuesday describing a secret palace built for President Vladimir Putin on the Black Sea, with the report’s release coming less than 24 hours after Navalny had been ordered jailed

The report was the latest swipe in Navalny’s dramatic battle with Putin that is playing out before an online audience of millions, and it arrived as the opposition leader’s supporters

seek to energize street protests planned for this weekend.

The Kremlin denied the findings in the report, which went online Tuesday as a 113-minute YouTube video and a lengthy, illustrated text version that also invited users to post pictures of Putin’s purported luxury to Facebook and Instagram. The video has been viewed more than 4 million times on YouTube.