Vladlen Tatarsky

2023 - 4 - 3

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Born in Ukraine, Vladlen Tatarsky became an outspoken proponent ... (CNN)

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.

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Vladlen Tatarsky: Woman detained over killing of pro-Kremlin blogger (BBC News)

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.

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Female suspect in killing of Russian military blogger Vladlen ... (ABC News)

Russian police say they have arrested a woman suspected of delivering a bomb that killed well-known military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky who fervently ...

Born in the Donbas, Ukraine's industrial heartland, Tatarsky worked as a coal miner before starting a furniture business. Yevgeny Prigozhin, the Russian millionaire owner of the Wagner Group military contractor spearheading Moscow's offensive in eastern Ukraine, said he owned the cafe and handed it over to a patriotic group for meetings. Witnesses said that the suspect asked questions and exchanged remarks with Tatarsky during the discussion.

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Factbox: Who was Vladlen Tatarsky and why was he targeted? (Reuters)

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.

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Russia claims killing of military correspondent Vladlen Tatarsky ... (Anadolu Agency)

This is a 'terrorist act,' we have seen statement of Anti-Terrorism Committee, says Kremlin spokesman - Anadolu Agency.

[Anadolu Agency website contains only a portion of the news stories offered to subscribers in the AA News Broadcasting System (HAS), and in summarized form. “The terrorist act committed on April 2 in St. Now the active phase of the investigation is underway, we see quite vigorous steps to detain the suspects. Petersburg on Sunday was “planned” by Ukraine’s special services. "This is a terrorist act, we have seen the statement of the NAK (National Anti-Terrorism Committee). Russia on Monday claimed that the killing of military correspondent Vladlen Tatarsky by a cafe blast in the city of St.

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An Explosion in St. Petersburg Killed One of Russia's Leading Pro ... (TIME)

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.

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Who is Daria Trepova? The 26-year-old suspect accused of killing ... (Sky News)

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.

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Explained | Who was Vladlen Tatarsky, the Russian military blogger ... (WION)

Well-known Russian military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky, 40, was killed in a bomb explosion at a cafe in St Petersburg city on Sunday.

Following the Kremlin's annexation of four regions of Ukraine last year, Tatarsky posted a video where he vowed, "That's it. Moreover, he regularly used to refer Ukraine as a "terrorist state" and advocated for its defeat. She had allegedly hid the explosive device in a statuette, which was then given to Tatarsky as a gift. Tatarsky claimed to have over 560,000 followers on Telegram. But he would avoid direct criticism of President Vladimir Putin. The character is a failed poet who later becomes an ad writer.

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Russia arrests anti-war activist following blast that killed hawkish ... (CNN)

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.

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Killed Russian blogger Vladlen Tatarsky was a soft target for his ... (The Guardian)

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.

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Killed in Russia: Who was fighter-turned-blogger Tatarsky? (Aljazeera.com)

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.

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Who Was Vladlen Tatarsky, the Pro-Russia War Blogger Killed in a ... (TIME)

Darya Trepova has been arrested in connection with the St. Petersburg explosion which killed Vladlen Tatarsky, real name Maxim Fomim.

[Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine](https://time.com/74405/exclusive-pro-russian-separatists-eastern-ukraine/), the colony took artillery fire, and Tatarsky fled to join the pro-Russian separatists, the Bell reported. Tatarsky moved to Moscow to work as a blogger in 2019, although he returned to Ukraine in February 2022, shortly before the invasion. [per Meduza](http://reported)) to over 500,000 today. The crowd gathered at the café—which was reportedly once [owned](https://t.me/concordgroup_official/678) by Yevgeny Prigozhin, the [head of the paramilitary group Wagner PMC](https://time.com/6251579/wagner-group-yevgeny-prigozhin-russia-putin/)—to watch a discussion with Tatarsky hosted by a pro-war group, Fontanka [reported](https://www.fontanka.ru/2023/04/03/72186356/). [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) As an adult, he worked in a mine and owned furniture stores, according to Like many military bloggers, he published under a nom de plume—in his case, a modification of the name Vavilen Tatarsky, the protagonist of the novel “Generation P” by Russian author Victor Pelevin. [Showcased His Rivals' Weakness](https://time.com/6266885/donald-trump-indictment-2024-primary-rivals-response/?utm_source=roundup&utm_campaign=20230202) [Next for Donald Trump](https://time.com/6264352/donald-trump-arrest-what-happen/?utm_source=roundup&utm_campaign=20230202) On Telegram, his followers rose from about 30,000 ( He rose to even greater prominence after he attended a Kremlin ceremony in September 2022 in which Putin formally annexed Ukrainian territory, [per the BBC](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65155075). Writing on social networks like the messaging app Telegram, these bloggers, who often have ties to the Russian military or paramilitary groups like Wagner, share reporting from the frontlines and analysis— even, at times, criticizing Russian war strategy.

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Russia releases video of suspect in cafe killing of Vladlen Tatarsky ... (ABC News)

Russia's Investigative Committee releases footage of Darya Trepova, a woman suspected of involvement in a St Petersburg cafe blast which killed prominent ...

Investigators believe that the bomb was hidden in a bust of the blogger that the suspect had given to him as a gift just before the explosion. 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. In the video, Ms Trepova told a police officer that she brought the statuette to the cafe. - Investigators believe that the bomb was hidden in a bust of the blogger that the suspect had given to him as a gift In a video earlier published by the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, Ms Trepova says she had been detained for "being at the place where Vladlen Tatarsky was killed". Well-known as a cheerleader for Russia's military invention in Ukraine, Tatarsky was killed on Sunday in what appeared to be the second assassination on Russian soil of a figure closely associated with the conflict.

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Videos show moments leading up to explosion in Russian cafe (CNN)

Newly published videos show the moments leading up to an explosion that killed Russian ultranationalist military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky in a St.

Her husband was a member of the Libertarian Party of Russia, TASS said. He amassed a large following on the social media platform Telegram for his commentary on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov also called the explosion a “terrorist attack” and accused Ukraine of being behind it. The ministry then released a video of the suspect in custody, identified by Russian authorities as Trepova. A witness said Trepova gave the statuette to the event’s host, before moving to a different part of the room. A male interrogator then asks Trepova what she did at the cafe. In the video, a male voice asks the woman if she understands why she has been detained. Petersburg on Sunday, where he was appearing as a guest of a pro-war group. One 25-second video shows Tatarsky standing with the event’s host receiving an unexpected gift. At one point Tatarsky calls her Nastya – not her real name. She replies in the affirmative, and said she was detained for being at the scene of the murder of Tatarsky. Trepova, 26, was charged under the criminal code pertaining to a “terrorist act committed by an organized group that resulted in the deliberate infliction of death on a person” and the “illegal carrying of explosive devices committed by an organized group,” according to a court statement published Tuesday.

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