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| Darya Trepova: What we know about the Russian cafe bomber | Darya Trepova: What we know about the Russian cafe bomber |
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| Darya is said to have worked in a vintage clothes shop in St Petersburg | Darya is said to have worked in a vintage clothes shop in St Petersburg |
| Darya is said to have worked in a vintage clothes shop in St Petersburg | Darya is said to have worked in a vintage clothes shop in St Petersburg |
| Darya Trepova will spend 27 years in a Russian jail as a terrorist for killing pro-war blogger Vladlen Tatarsky with a concealed bomb in a cafe in St Petersburg. | Darya Trepova will spend 27 years in a Russian jail as a terrorist for killing pro-war blogger Vladlen Tatarsky with a concealed bomb in a cafe in St Petersburg. |
| It is one of the harshest sentences handed to a woman in Russia. | It is one of the harshest sentences handed to a woman in Russia. |
| There is no doubt about the 26-year-old's anti-war views - she was reportedly detained at a protest early on - but friends and family have said she was not radical and not capable of murder. | There is no doubt about the 26-year-old's anti-war views - she was reportedly detained at a protest early on - but friends and family have said she was not radical and not capable of murder. |
| So what do we know about her? | So what do we know about her? |
| An acquaintance told the BBC that she went to school in the town of Pushkin outside St Petersburg, adding that she "didn't seem to have any political views then". | An acquaintance told the BBC that she went to school in the town of Pushkin outside St Petersburg, adding that she "didn't seem to have any political views then". |
| Other sources say she later enrolled at St Petersburg state university's medical faculty, and she is not believed to have finished her course. | Other sources say she later enrolled at St Petersburg state university's medical faculty, and she is not believed to have finished her course. |
| A picture from a social media profile of Darya Trepova | A picture from a social media profile of Darya Trepova |
| A picture from a social media profile of Darya Trepova | A picture from a social media profile of Darya Trepova |
| According to another friend, she worked for a long time at a vintage clothes shop in the city, but left her job to move to Moscow, a month before the cafe blast. | According to another friend, she worked for a long time at a vintage clothes shop in the city, but left her job to move to Moscow, a month before the cafe blast. |
| The friend said she was a supporter of jailed opposition leader Alexey Navalny, and also described her as "easy to deceive". | The friend said she was a supporter of jailed opposition leader Alexey Navalny, and also described her as "easy to deceive". |
| "There were many situations where Dasha, because she was so trusting and open to people, ended up in various unpleasant situations," she told Mediazona website. | "There were many situations where Dasha, because she was so trusting and open to people, ended up in various unpleasant situations," she told Mediazona website. |
| On the cafe blast, Trepova told her trial she was following instructions from a man in Ukraine. She told the court she had been gullible and naive to believe him. | On the cafe blast, Trepova told her trial she was following instructions from a man in Ukraine. She told the court she had been gullible and naive to believe him. |
| Trepova is married to Dmitry Rylov, but friends have described their marriage as a sham and a "joke" and said they were really just friends. | Trepova is married to Dmitry Rylov, but friends have described their marriage as a sham and a "joke" and said they were really just friends. |
| She told the Mediazona website herself that she found the idea of anniversaries "romantic" but did not want to live a "full married life". | She told the Mediazona website herself that she found the idea of anniversaries "romantic" but did not want to live a "full married life". |
| The pair were both arrested at an anti-war rally on 24 February 2022, at the start of the invasion of Ukraine. | The pair were both arrested at an anti-war rally on 24 February 2022, at the start of the invasion of Ukraine. |
| Trepova was detained for 10 days, apparently for ignoring police requests for the crowd to disperse. | Trepova was detained for 10 days, apparently for ignoring police requests for the crowd to disperse. |
| Watch: The moments leading up to St Petersburg cafe explosion | Watch: The moments leading up to St Petersburg cafe explosion |
| Watch: The moments leading up to St Petersburg cafe explosion | Watch: The moments leading up to St Petersburg cafe explosion |
| Mr Rylov is said to be a member of a small fringe opposition group called the Libertarian Party, which was involved in the demonstrations. | Mr Rylov is said to be a member of a small fringe opposition group called the Libertarian Party, which was involved in the demonstrations. |
| He is thought to have emigrated when the Russian government announced plans to mobilise men of military age. | He is thought to have emigrated when the Russian government announced plans to mobilise men of military age. |
| The party told the Telegram channel SOTA that Trepova had no connection to it, and that it condemned Tatarsky's killing. | The party told the Telegram channel SOTA that Trepova had no connection to it, and that it condemned Tatarsky's killing. |
| Mr Rylov is also said to be wanted in connection with Tatarsky's killing. | Mr Rylov is also said to be wanted in connection with Tatarsky's killing. |
| Last week, he wrote a so-called "open letter" on Twitter, also known as X, in which he urged a Ukrainian journalist who Trepova has accused of being involved to come forward. | Last week, he wrote a so-called "open letter" on Twitter, also known as X, in which he urged a Ukrainian journalist who Trepova has accused of being involved to come forward. |
| "I ask you to tell me how it all happened ... Show screenshots of your correspondence," Mr Rylov said. | "I ask you to tell me how it all happened ... Show screenshots of your correspondence," Mr Rylov said. |
| "I am almost the only person who is worried about Dasha's imprisonment and who wants her to be free," he went on. | "I am almost the only person who is worried about Dasha's imprisonment and who wants her to be free," he went on. |
| He added that his wife was "the most dear person in the world to me", and he would fight for her to "be warm, not hungry, protected and one day free". | He added that his wife was "the most dear person in the world to me", and he would fight for her to "be warm, not hungry, protected and one day free". |
| Darya Trepova's details were added to the interior ministry's wanted list hours before she was detained | Darya Trepova's details were added to the interior ministry's wanted list hours before she was detained |
| Darya Trepova's details were added to the interior ministry's wanted list hours before she was detained | Darya Trepova's details were added to the interior ministry's wanted list hours before she was detained |
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| War in Ukraine | War in Ukraine |
| Russia | Russia |
| St Petersburg | St Petersburg |