Cafe bomb in St Petersburg kills Russian military blogger

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Vladlen Tatarsky posted reports on the Telegram messaging service

An explosion in a St Petersburg cafe has killed prominent Russian military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky, Russia's Interior Ministry has confirmed.

 

At least 25 people were injured in the bomb blast at Street Food Bar No 1.

 

Videos posted on social media show an explosion and injured people on the street. It is not clear who was responsible for the blast.

 

Full story: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65155075

 

-- © Copyright BBC 2023-04-03

[Chomper Higgot]

That’s a long time at from Ukraine.

 

If it was targeted then consider the level of organization and resources required to carry out this attack.

[Tug]

52 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

That’s a long time at from Ukraine.

 

If it was targeted then consider the level of organization and resources required to carry out this attack.

Apparently someone handed him a sculpture and it exploded in his face killing him I could say something in the way of that’s shocking but considering how Putin operates I’ll just tuff s+*# !

[2baht]

1 hour ago, Chomper Higgot said:

That’s a long time at from Ukraine.

 

The Czar has very long tentacles!

[Bkk Brian]

Well we can rule out an assassination by Putin as he didn't fall out of a window...............

[Chomper Higgot]

17 minutes ago, Tug said:

Apparently someone handed him a sculpture and it exploded in his face killing him I could say something in the way of that’s shocking but considering how Putin operates I’ll just tuff s+*# !

But he was pro Putin’s war.

[Salerno]

5 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

Well we can rule out an assassination by Putin as he didn't fall out of a window...............

But he does have a history of blowing things up to garner support ... allegedly.

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12 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

But he was pro Putin’s war.

But also sharply critical of the military. Anyway, it's currently unclear who is responsible. If it's Ukrainians, then it's a big mistake. If Russians, nothing surprising.

[Bkk Brian]

Russian media: St Petersburg woman detained on suspicion of murdering propagandist

Russian security forces have detained Darya Trepova, a resident of St Petersburg, on suspicion of murdering propagandist Vladlen Tatarsky.

Source: Russian media outlet Interfax, citing an informed source; Fontanka

Details: Darya Trepova, born in 1997, has been detained on suspicion of Tatarsky's murder and taken to the investigator, the agency’s source said.

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/2/7396132/

[Tug]

1 hour ago, Chomper Higgot said:

But he was pro Putin’s war.

Yup and someone rubbed him out probably a Ukrainian cell undercover in Russia I for one won’t ahead a tear nor criticize how it was done on account of how putin operates 

[Hanuman2547]

He reported favorably in support of the war effort by Russian forces.  He was at times critical of how the Russian Army operated but was always pro=Putin and in favor of the war.  Who or what organization decided to remove him is yet to be determined as there are quite a few possibilities.