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| Prominent Russian military blogger killed in St. Petersburg blast | Prominent Russian military blogger killed in St. Petersburg blast |
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| At least 19 people were reported injured by a suspected IED explosion in a city center café | At least 19 people were reported injured by a suspected IED explosion in a city center café |
| An explosion that rocked the ‘Street Bar’ café in St. Petersburg, Russia on Sunday has claimed at least one life and left 19 people injured, authorities have reported. | An explosion that rocked the ‘Street Bar’ café in St. Petersburg, Russia on Sunday has claimed at least one life and left 19 people injured, authorities have reported. |
| Vladlen Tatarsky (real name Maksim Fomin), a military correspondent and blogger, was killed in the incident, according to emergency services. | Vladlen Tatarsky (real name Maksim Fomin), a military correspondent and blogger, was killed in the incident, according to emergency services. |
| Tatarsky joined the Donbass militias back in 2014 in the wake of the Maidan coup in Kiev. He has since become known in Russia as a blogger and a correspondent reporting on the situation in the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics. Tatarsky has also authored several books. | Tatarsky joined the Donbass militias back in 2014 in the wake of the Maidan coup in Kiev. He has since become known in Russia as a blogger and a correspondent reporting on the situation in the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics. Tatarsky has also authored several books. |
| According to Readovka news outlet, the man was hosting a live event for supporters of his work when an explosion ripped through the building, blowing the café's glass front into the street. | According to Readovka news outlet, the man was hosting a live event for supporters of his work when an explosion ripped through the building, blowing the café's glass front into the street. |
| Emergency services have reported that an improvised explosive device was detonated near the stage in the cafe. | Emergency services have reported that an improvised explosive device was detonated near the stage in the cafe. |
| The incident is reminiscent of another attack on a Russian journalist. In August 2022, Darya Dugina was assassinated in a car blast. She was the daughter of philosopher Aleksandr Dugin, who Western media have described as an ideologue of Russian nationalism. According to some reports, he might have been the real target of the attack. Russian security services later claimed that Ukrainian agents were behind the killing. |