Assassination of Vladlen Tatarsky
2023 killing of a Russian military blogger / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On 2 April 2023, a bombing occurred in the Street Food Bar No.1 café on Universitetskaya Embankment in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Russian military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky, real name Maxim Fomin, died as a result of the explosion[1][2][3] and 42 people were injured, 24 of whom were hospitalized, including six in critical conditions.[4][5][6]
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Assassination of Vladlen Tatarsky | |
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Location | Universitetskaya Embankment 25, Street Food Bar №1 café, Saint Petersburg, Russia |
Coordinates | 59°56′12″N 30°17′12″E |
Date | 2 April 2023 |
Attack type | Bombing |
Weapon | Improvised explosive device |
Deaths | 1 |
Injured | 42 |
Perpetrators | Darya Trepova |
No. of participants | 1 |
Motive | Opposition to the Russian invasion of Ukraine (suspected) |
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Russia accused Ukraine of being behind the attack and labelled it a "terrorist act", while Ukraine blamed the attack on "domestic terrorism".[7] The National Republican Army also claimed responsibility for the attack.[8] Darya Trepova was convicted of the murder in 2024.