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| Darya Trepova: Russia cafe bomb suspect charged with terrorism | Darya Trepova: Russia cafe bomb suspect charged with terrorism |
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| Ms Trepova was arrested in St Petersburg before being brought to Moscow | Ms Trepova was arrested in St Petersburg before being brought to Moscow |
| A suspect in the killing of pro-war Russian blogger Vladlen Tatarsky has been charged with terrorism, Russian officials say. | A suspect in the killing of pro-war Russian blogger Vladlen Tatarsky has been charged with terrorism, Russian officials say. |
| Darya Trepova was taken to a Moscow court on Tuesday after her arrest the previous day in St Petersburg. | Darya Trepova was taken to a Moscow court on Tuesday after her arrest the previous day in St Petersburg. |
| The court ruled she should remain in custody until 2 June. | The court ruled she should remain in custody until 2 June. |
| But a statement attributed to a group called the National Republican Army, which has vowed to fight the Putin regime, said it carried out the attack. | |
| Tatarsky was killed on Sunday in a blast in a cafe in St Petersburg where he was due to give a talk. More than 30 people were injured. | Tatarsky was killed on Sunday in a blast in a cafe in St Petersburg where he was due to give a talk. More than 30 people were injured. |
| In a video released by the authorities on Monday - most likely recorded under duress - Ms Trepova was heard admitting she brought a statuette to the cafe that later blew up. | In a video released by the authorities on Monday - most likely recorded under duress - Ms Trepova was heard admitting she brought a statuette to the cafe that later blew up. |
| But the 26-year-old did not say she knew there would be an explosion, nor did she admit any further role. | But the 26-year-old did not say she knew there would be an explosion, nor did she admit any further role. |
| Russia's Investigative Committee, which looks into major crime, said she had been charged under the criminal code with "a terrorist act carried out by an organised group causing intentional death" and the "illegal possession of explosive devices by an organised group". | Russia's Investigative Committee, which looks into major crime, said she had been charged under the criminal code with "a terrorist act carried out by an organised group causing intentional death" and the "illegal possession of explosive devices by an organised group". |
| The committee added that it had evidence the attack was organised by Ukrainian security services with the help of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation. | The committee added that it had evidence the attack was organised by Ukrainian security services with the help of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation. |
| But in a statement carried on the Rospartizan (Russian Partisan) Telegram channel, the National Republican Army said it organised the bombing "without any help from foreign structures, let alone security services". | |
| It added that the bombing was not aimed at peaceful citizens. Darya Trepova was "innocent" and a "hostage of the system", it said. | |
| The group was one of three Russian organisations that signed a declaration in Ukraine last August pledging to fight the government in Moscow. | |
| Exiled former Russian MP Ilya Ponomarev, who tweeted about the group's statement, has previously claimed it was behind the murder of TV commentator Darya Dugina. The daughter of prominent ultra-nationalist Alexander Dugin was blown up by a car bomb last year. | |
| What we know about detained cafe blast suspect | What we know about detained cafe blast suspect |
| What clues does new Russian bomb footage reveal? | |
| Who are Russia's war bloggers and why are they popular? | |
| Tatarsky (real name Maxim Fomin), aged 40, had been attending a patriotic meeting with supporters in the cafe as a guest speaker late on Sunday afternoon. | Tatarsky (real name Maxim Fomin), aged 40, had been attending a patriotic meeting with supporters in the cafe as a guest speaker late on Sunday afternoon. |
| A video circulating on social media showed a young woman in a brown coat apparently entering the cafe with a cardboard box. | A video circulating on social media showed a young woman in a brown coat apparently entering the cafe with a cardboard box. |
| Images showed the box being placed on a table in the cafe before the woman sat down. Another video showed a statue being handed to Tatarsky. | Images showed the box being placed on a table in the cafe before the woman sat down. Another video showed a statue being handed to Tatarsky. |
| Vladlen Tatarsky posted reports on the Telegram messaging service | Vladlen Tatarsky posted reports on the Telegram messaging service |
| Tatarsky was a well-known blogger with more than half a million followers, and had a criminal past. | Tatarsky was a well-known blogger with more than half a million followers, and had a criminal past. |
| Born in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, he said he joined Russian-backed separatists when they released him from jail, where he was serving time for armed robbery. | Born in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, he said he joined Russian-backed separatists when they released him from jail, where he was serving time for armed robbery. |
| He was part of a pro-Kremlin military blogger community that has taken on a relatively high-profile role since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022. | He was part of a pro-Kremlin military blogger community that has taken on a relatively high-profile role since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022. |
| Tatarsky is among those who have gone so far as to criticise the Russian authorities, slamming the military and even President Vladimir Putin for setbacks on the battlefield. | Tatarsky is among those who have gone so far as to criticise the Russian authorities, slamming the military and even President Vladimir Putin for setbacks on the battlefield. |
| But on Monday, he was awarded the posthumous Order of Courage by Mr Putin. | But on Monday, he was awarded the posthumous Order of Courage by Mr Putin. |
| 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 |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Russia-Ukraine war | Russia-Ukraine war |
| Russia | Russia |