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Suspect detained in murder of Russian military blogger – officials Suspect detained in murder of Russian military blogger – officials
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Police believe 26-year-old Darya Trepova was behind the bombing that killed Vladlen Tatarsky, known for his coverage of the Ukraine conflict
DETAILS TO FOLLOW A woman suspected of killing prominent Russian military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky has been detained, the country’s Investigative Committee announced on Monday. Darya Trepova was earlier placed on Russia’s wanted list.
Tatarsky, whose real name was Maksim Fomin, was hosting a fan meeting at a café in central St. Petersburg on Sunday evening when a bomb went off, killing him and injuring more than 30 people. Witnesses said that a young woman gave Tatarsky a figurine as a gift shortly before the blast.
A Donbass native, Tatarsky joined local forces to fight Ukrainian troops after the 2014 coup in Kiev. He became a prominent blogger, covering the Russia-Ukraine conflict on his Telegram channel and posting dispatches from the battlefield. He also wrote several books on the subject.
Trepova reportedly exchanged text messages with Tatarsky and attended other events at which he participated. One of her friends told the Russian media that Trepova had planned to leave the country and travel to Ukraine.
In August 2022, journalist Darya Dugina, who backed Russia’s offensive against Ukraine and covered the conflict, was killed when a car she was driving exploded. Moscow accused Ukraine of orchestrating the attack, although Kiev denied any involvement. Dugina was the daughter of writer and philosopher Aleksandr Dugin, who has been described by the Western media as an influential ideologue of Russian nationalism.