Vladlen Tatarsky

Tatarsky, whose real name was Maxim Fomin, had more than 560000 followers on Telegram and was one of the most prominent of the influential military bloggers ...

Vladlen Tatarsky, a pro-Russia military blogger, was killed after a bomb detonated inside a St. Petersburg café on Sunday.

Just as we like it," he said in the video. He previously [rose to prominence](https://www.newsweek.com/russia-accused-killing-30-civilians-territory-putin-just-annexed-1748074) for a video he made during a Kremlin ceremony announcing a partial mobilization of troops last year in which he boasted that Russian forces would "kill" Ukrainians. Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova condemned the bombing in a Telegram post, writing, "Law enforcement agencies will still give a legal qualification of what happened. "Russian journalists are constantly experiencing death threats from the Kiev regime and its masterminds, which are increasingly being implemented," she wrote. Petersburg, Russia, resulting in the death of pro-Kremlin propagandist Vladlen Tatarsky. We will give a moral one."

An explosion at a cafe in St. Petersburg, Russia, has killed Vladlen Tatarsky, a military blogger who supported the war in Ukraine.

An explosion tore through a cafe in Russia's second-largest city, killing a well-known military blogger and strident supporter of the war in Ukraine.

She was killed when a remotely controlled explosive device planted in her SUV blew up as she was driving on the outskirts of Moscow. Russian officials said Vladlen Tatarsky was killed as he was leading a discussion at the cafe on the bank of the Neva River in the historic heart of St. After the Kremlin’s annexation of four regions of Ukraine last year that most of the world rejected as illegal, Tatarsky posted a video in which he vowed: “That’s it. The witness, Alisa Smotrova, quoted Nastya as saying she had made a bust of the blogger but that guards asked her to leave it at the door, suspecting it could be a bomb. A video posted on Russian messaging app channels showed the cafe after the explosion. An explosion tore through a cafe in Russia’s second-largest city Sunday, killing a well-known military blogger and strident supporter of the war in Ukraine.

Sky News explains how Vladlen Tatarsky went from working as a coal miner to becoming one of the most prominent military bloggers in Russia, known for making ...

Following the Kremlin's annexation of four regions of Ukraine last year that many countries deemed illegal, Tatarsky posted a video where he vowed: "That's it. "There must be no talks with the terrorists other than about their unconditional surrender," Mr Dugin said. "It might also be an operation of Russian security services as a false flag operation to consolidate the pro-war sentiments in Russia." God be with you." [Ukraine](https://news.sky.com/topic/ukraine-6556), was killed as he was leading a discussion at the cafe on the bank of the Neva River in the historic heart of Russia's second-largest city. Russian officials said Tatarsky, who was a strident supporter of the war in

An explosion at a cafe in central St. Petersburg killed Russian military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky and injured at least 19 others on Sunday.

[killed in a car bombing](https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2022/08/21/Darya-Dugina-car-bomb-Ukraine-Moscow/5811661083653/) on Aug. Though he often spoke favorably about Russia's attack on Ukraine, Tatarsky was also critical at times. "Question of when domestic terrorism would become an instrument of internal political fight was a matter of time, as breakthrough of ripe abscess. He was particularly active on the messaging app Telegram, where he was known to share his opinions and pro-war propaganda. [Maksim](https://www.upi.com/topic/Maks_Chmerkovskiy/) Fomin, had carved out a position as one of the most [high-profile pro-Russia commentators](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/02/russian-pro-war-military-blogger-killed-blast-st-petersburg-vladlen-tatarsky) on the country's invasion of [Ukraine](https://www.upi.com/topic/Russia-Ukraine-War/). [CNN reported](https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-04-02-23/h_9ce4a5f34f44787150c389340c28dc98).

A pro-war Russian military blogger died Sunday in a café explosion that rocked the country's second-largest city and injured more than two dozen people.

[according to the New York Times. “This needs to be our policy.” “We need to end this state sooner or later,” Mr. He’d gathered more than 560,000 followers on his Telegram messaging account and was known for his blustery, pro-war rhetoric. “We took certain security measures but unfortunately they were not enough.” [according to The Telegraph.](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/04/02/russia-journalist-vladlen-tatarsky-killed-st-petersberg/)

Daria Trepova, a St. Petersburg resident born in 1997, has been arrested on suspicion of murdering pro-Kremlin “war correspondent” Vladlen Tatarsky, ...

Trepova was brought to the investigator. The bust reportedly contained an explosive device. - Share to or

Vladlen Tatarsky, who had over 560000 followers on Telegram, dies in explosion that injures 19 people.

Tatarsky was one of the leading voices in the pro-war blogger community. A top Ukrainian government official cast the explosion that killed Tatarsky as part of internal turmoil. The bloggers, who are frequently former veterans with contacts on the frontlines, often provide a rare insight into Russia’s real performance on the ground and are allowed a surprising amount of leeway to criticise the conduct of the war – although they rarely criticise Putin. “Spiders are eating each other in a jar,” Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak tweeted. [Ukraine](https://www.theguardian.com/world/ukraine), saying Tatarsky’s activities “have won him the hatred of the Kyiv regime” and that he and other Russian military bloggers had long faced Ukrainian threats. Some 30 people were wounded in the blast on Sunday, Russia’s health ministry reported.

Russian officials said Vladlen Tatarsky was killed at a cafe in St. Petersburg. He was a well-known military blogger and strident supporter of the war in ...

After the Kremlin's annexation of four regions of Ukraine last year that most of the world rejected as illegal, Tatarsky posted a video in which he vowed: "That's it. She was killed when a remotely controlled explosive device planted in her SUV blew up as she was driving on the outskirts of Moscow. Russian officials said Vladlen Tatarsky was killed as he was leading a discussion at the cafe on the bank of the Neva River in the historic heart of St. Some reports said a bomb was embedded in a bust of the blogger that was given to him as a gift. The witness, Alisa Smotrova, quoted Nastya as saying she had made a bust of the blogger but that guards asked her to leave it at the door, suspecting it could be a bomb. A video posted on Russian messaging app channels showed the cafe after the explosion.

A blast at a St Petersburg cafe killed Vladlen Tatarsky, who blogged from the Ukraine front line.

Donetsk is one of the regions that Russia claims to have annexed. He claimed to have helped launch combat drones and build fortifications. Video circulating on Telegram after the blast showed him being handed a statue and making jokes about it. There are conflicting reports in Russian media about the explosive device. That land grab was internationally condemned. Just as we like it."

Vladlen Tatarsky, who was killed in an explosion at a cafe in St. Petersburg on Sunday, was one of Russia's most outspoken and ultranationalist military ...

More recently he became vocal in his support of the Wagner private military company and its offensive in Bakhmut. After Tatarsky’s death, Prigozhin made a brief video recording, purportedly from the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. Alexander Dugin is credited with being the architect, or “spiritual guide,” to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. At one point, he wrote: “At least a little distracted from constantly thinking how can we quickly kill all the enemies.” Everything will be as we like,” he said. It was during this time he saw his influence grow, amassing more than 500,000 subscribers to his Telegram channel.

A 26-year-old woman is held after Vladlen Tatarsky died in an explosion at a St Petersburg cafe.

Russian authorities have also conducted large-scale recruitment campaigns for volunteer fighters and recruited some 300,000 men in a "partial mobilisation". Russian officials have already hinted that Ukraine is to blame for the explosion. She died in a car bomb attack near Moscow last August. Prigozhin paid tribute to Tatarsky, whose real name was Maxim Fomin, in a late-night video which he declared was filmed from the town hall in Bakhmut. He was a well-known blogger with more than half a million followers and, like Prigozhin, had a criminal past. Russian investigators have detained a woman in the hunt for the killers of a pro-war blogger Vladlen Tatarsky in a blast at a St Petersburg cafe.

A 26-year-old woman is held after Vladlen Tatarsky died in an explosion at a St Petersburg cafe.

Russian authorities have also conducted large-scale recruitment campaigns for volunteer fighters and recruited some 300,000 men in a "partial mobilisation". Russian officials have already hinted that Ukraine is to blame for the explosion. She died in a car bomb attack near Moscow last August. Prigozhin paid tribute to Tatarsky, whose real name was Maxim Fomin, in a late-night video which he declared was filmed from the town hall in Bakhmut. He was a well-known blogger with more than half a million followers and, like Prigozhin, had a criminal past. Russian investigators have detained a woman in the hunt for the killers of a pro-war blogger Vladlen Tatarsky in a blast at a St Petersburg cafe.

Russian military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky was killed in a bomb attack in a St Petersburg cafe on Sunday in which some 30 other people were wounded.

The killing is an attack on the hardline pro-war camp in Russia, and sends a warning to other members of this group that they could be targeted anywhere. Tatarsky was the second high-profile war propagandist to be assassinated in Russia since its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Tatarsky – real name Maxim Fomin - was among the best-known members of an influential group of military bloggers who have provided a running commentary on Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Authorities have detained one suspect, Daria Trepova. The blast on Sunday killed the 40-year-old Tatarsky and left at least 32 wounded.

[Donald Trump Was Just Indicted](https://time.com/6261993/donald-trump-indictment-updates/?utm_source=roundup&utm_campaign=20230202). [Darya Dugina,](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/05/us/politics/ukraine-russia-dugina-assassination.html) the daughter of the ultra-nationalist Alexander Dugin credited as the architect of the invasion, died when a bomb exploded in her vehicle. “Question of when domestic terrorism would become an instrument of internal political fight was a matter of time, as breakthrough of ripe abscess.” A 26-year-old woman named Daria Trepova was identified as a suspect by Russia’s interior ministry and detained on Monday. Petersburg was searched by law enforcement on Sunday and her mother and sister were reportedly questioned. [Ukraine's Push to Try Putin For War Crimes](https://time.com/6266991/ukraine-push-putin-war-crimes/?utm_source=roundup&utm_campaign=20230202) [Bad Bunny's Next Move](https://time.com/6266349/bad-bunny-cover-story/?utm_source=roundup&utm_campaign=20230202) He was also present at a Kerlin ceremony in September where Russian President Vladimir Putin Cyber Front Z, which organized the event, said that their safety precautions for the high profile event “proved insufficient.” Everything will be as we like,” he said. Petersburg said forensic experts were on the scene to identify what caused the explosion. A Russia’s Investigative Committee for St.

The blast killed one of the most famous pro-Russian military bloggers, Russian police believe Daria Trepova may have been duped into it by Ukraine.

[Darya Dugina](https://www.thedailybeast.com/who-really-detonated-the-car-bomb-that-killed-darya-dugina-putins-brains-child)—the daughter of Russian propagandist and Putin’s “spiritual adviser” Alexander Dugin. In a [video](https://vk.com/concordgroup_official?w=wall-177427428_2431) late Sunday, Prigozhin claimed the bitterly contested town was now “legally” under Russian control as he purportedly raised a Russian flag bearing the words “in good memory to Vladlen Tatarsky” at Bakhmut’s city hall. He added that after the explosion, “Everyone ran to the exit in a crowd” and “everyone was screaming.” [announced](https://t.me/sledcom_press/6119) the arrest of Daria Trepova in connection with the attack. [Vladlen Tatarsky](https://www.thedailybeast.com/russian-propagandist-vladlen-tatarsky-killed-in-bomb-blast-at-st-petersburg-cafe) died in the blast as he gave a talk at the Street Food Bar #1 Cafe. He remembered her,” witness Nikolai Mamonov, who said he was sitting at the third table from the stage in the cafe, said. Russia’s National Anti-Terrorism Committee [says](https://t.me/rian_ru/198754) it has established that the bombing was planned by “Ukrainian special services” and involved people “collaborating with the Navalny Anti-Corruption Foundation.” Before his death, Tatarsky had amassed nearly 600,000 followers on Telegram for his extreme advocacy for the invasion of Ukraine. Sources cited by the outlet claimed investigators haven’t ruled out the possibility that Trepova may have been “used to commit a terrorist act” and “might not have guessed that the figurine contained an explosive device.” [Russia](https://www.thedailybeast.com/russias-war-forced-these-ukrainians-in-donetsk-to-live-in-underground-communes) military blogger in St. According to a source cited by [Russian state media](https://ria.ru/20230403/vzryv-1862587195.html), Tatarsky—real name Maxim Fomin—had been handed a statue as a gift that may have contained the explosive device. I am 100 per ent sure that she would never have agreed to this if she had known,” Rylov added.

The Russian outlet The Insider has spoken with Dmitry Rylov, who is married to Daria Trepova, the first detainee and suspect in the case. According to Rylov, ...

The explosion that killed Tatarsky and injured 32 at a St. According to the channel, the detainee is Trepova’s 27-year-old friend Dmitry. According to Rylov, his friend Dmitry Kasintsev was apprehended after the operatives discovered and arrested Trepova herself at Kasintsev’s apartment.

Who was Vladlen Tatarsky and who is his 'assassin' Daria Trepova? Putin war propagandist who was jailed for bank robbery and the anti-war activist accused of ...

It was not immediately clear who had carried out the bombing attack on Tatarsky in Putin's home city as no group has come forward to claim responsibility for the death. Around 100 people were at the event, with at least 25 injured by the blast and four in a critical condition. It is understood that the blast was 'caused by an improvised explosive device hidden inside a statue given to Tatarsky as a gift'. Tatarsky was killed in a blast at Street Food Bar No. Pictured: The damaged exterior of Street Food Bar No. Little is known about Trepova, who has now been arrested on suspicion of murder. A Ukrainian is a Russian spiritual transvestite who is trying to squeeze into another skin. Dugina and Tatarsky are pictured together When he ran into financial difficulties, he robbed a bank and was sentenced to prison. Putin war propagandist who was jailed for bank robbery and the anti-war activist accused of killing him Then he joined separatist rebels and fought on the front line before turning to blogging. A Ukrainian is a Russian who got mentally sick…

Russian officials say the 26-year-old, who is accused of killing military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky in a bomb blast in St Petersburg on Sunday, is an "active ...

She then went to the door, grabbed the bust and presented it to Tatarsky. [would be the second assassination](https://news.sky.com/story/daughter-of-russian-ultra-nationalist-killed-in-suspected-car-bomb-attack-12678269) on Russian soil of a figure associated with the war in Ukraine. Investigators believe the bomb used to kill Tatarsky was hidden in a bust of the blogger that the suspect had given to him as a gift just before the explosion. Tatarsky was killed in a blast as he led a discussion at a cafe on the banks of the Neva River in the historic heart of St Petersburg. Russian officials say the 26-year-old, who is accused of killing military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky in a bomb blast in St Petersburg on Sunday, is an "active supporter" of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's anti-corruption group. [Russia's](https://news.sky.com/topic/russia-5803) Investigative Committee - the country's top state criminal investigation agency - says it arrested Daria Trepova over the death of the 40-year-old pro-war blogger, who was killed in a blast at a St Petersburg cafe on Sunday.

Russian authorities have detained a 26-year-old anti-war protester, claiming she was involved in the blast that killed well-known military blogger Vladlen ...

Alexander Dugin is credited with being the architect, or “spiritual guide,” to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The witness added: “The host at the stage took the figurine from the box and showcased it, Vladlen held it for a bit. “Dasha [Daria], in principle, is not the kind of person who could kill anyone.” The independent Telegram channel Astra Press quoted a witness as saying: “Everyone rushed to the exit when explosion happened. The Libertarian Party said in a statement Monday that Trepova, “has never been a member of our party. When asked to confirm whether he was the owner of the cafe, Prigozhin didn’t deny it, in comments published Monday by his holding company Concord on its VK social media page. Prigozhin is the founder and sole owner of Concord, according to public records. “Over the last day I contacted her, but I lost contact about 4-5 hours ago.” Trepova’s husband, Rylov, was a member of the Libertarian Party of Russia, the article said. Petersburg cafe where the explosion took place to the Cyber Front Z group. Russian media had reported suggestions that Tatarsky may have been killed by a device hidden in a statue presented to him by a woman. State media outlet TASS reported that “preliminarily, it was Trepova who handed Tatarsky a figurine with explosives” at the cafe.

Russian authorities said Monday they had arrested a suspect named as Daria Trepova and blamed Ukraine for the bombing attack that killed Vladlen Tatarsky.

](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/russia-ukraine-war-wagner-yevgeny-prigozhin-putin-chef-soledar-rcna65471) [Yevgeny Prigozhin](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/russia-ukraine-war-wagner-yevgeny-prigozhin-putin-chef-soledar-rcna65471), the influential owner of the Wagner group, said he had owned the cafe where the blast took place and handed it over to a patriotic movement for seminars. He called Tatarsky’s death a “tragedy,” but cautioned against blaming Kyiv for it — adding that it was likely a “group of radicals” not linked to the Ukrainian government. “Spiders are eating each other in a jar,” he added. His killing “may reveal further fractures within the Kremlin and its inner circle,” the assessment said. Kyiv did not claim responsibility for the incident, but hinted that it could have been a case of “domestic terrorism.” Tatarsky was often critical of how Russia’s top military brass was handling the war, which he ardently supported. Tatarsky is originally from the Donbas region and worked as a coal miner before starting a furniture trade business. Asked who gave her the figurine, she sighs and asks to share those details later before the video cuts off. Vladlen Tatarsky, an outspoken supporter of the war who helped shape the Kremlin’s anti-Ukrainian narrative, was killed in an explosion Sunday night as he held an event at a cafe in the center of St. The killing of Tatarsky, 40, left Russia’s pro-war establishment shaken and demanding retribution, as authorities moved swiftly to assign blame. The counterterrorism agency said Trepova, a St. The blast, which the Kremlin called a "terrorist attack," left more than 30 people injured.

Russia accuses Ukraine and the opposition of involvement but Kyiv says 'the spiders are eating each other in a jar'. Well-known Russian military blogger Vladlen ...

according to the anti-terror committee that is part of the FSB Security Services in Russia, she is an active supporter of [opposition leader] Alexey Navalny’s group, a banned organisation in [the country],” Jabbari said. “I brought the statuette there that exploded,” Trepova has been filmed saying, in a video released by Russian authorities. “She is someone that is known to officials … Everything will be the way we love. Russia should think about this. Born in the Donbas, Ukraine’s eastern industrial heartland, Tatarsky worked as a coal miner before starting a furniture business. There, he posted a video in which he vowed: “We will beat everyone. Wagner chief Prigozhin said he said he doubts the involvement of Ukrainian authorities in the bombing, saying it was likely launched by a “group of radicals” unrelated to the government in Kyiv. Then he joined separatist rebels and fought on the front line. We will rob everyone who needs to be robbed. We will kill everyone. [annexation](/news/2022/9/30/putin-announces-russian-annexation-of-four-ukrainian-regions) of four Ukrainian regions last year – a move most of the world rejects as illegal – Tatarsky was invited to a ceremony at the Kremlin, hosted by Putin.

Influential supporter of war in Ukraine had criticised military leadership and called for generals to be prosecuted.

The event at which he was speaking was publicised and the woman accused of bringing the bomb to the event was even reported to have joked with him about whether or not she was carrying an explosive device hidden inside a bust of a soldier. Most importantly, he was a classic soft target – someone who was a visible face of the war and yet lacked the protection of a government official or army personnel. “I don’t think that a massive reaction from the government will follow: as experience shows, the Kremlin will try to make these situations routine.” And he had aligned with other critics of the military leadership, such as “We’ll defeat everyone, we’ll kill everyone, we’ll loot whoever we need to, and everything will be just as we like it,” he said last year on camera after a Kremlin ceremony confirming the “annexation” of four Ukrainian regions. After the war began, he claimed to have joined a volunteer battalion and fought in Mariupol.