UPDATE: Russia blames Ukraine for bombing attack that killed one of the country’s most prominent military bloggers, and arrests suspect.
Vladlen Tatarsky, an outspoken supporter of the war who helped shape the Kremlin’s anti-Ukrainian narrative, was killed in an explosion Sunday night as he held an event at a cafe in the center of St. Petersburg. The blast left more than 30 people injured.
Shortly after, Russia’s National Anti-Terrorism Committee said that Ukraine’s security services were behind the blast. It also accused “agents” working with jailed Kremlin criticThe counterterrorism agency said Trepova, who had hours earlier been placed on a wanted list, was a supporter of Navalny. Tatarsky’s death, which has dominated the headlines in Russia, highlights the prominence and near celebrity status of military bloggers in a country where independent media has been all but eradicated and the Kremlin tightly controls the war narrative.Russian media reported that Tatarsky, whose real name is Maxim Fomin, was born in Ukraine but fought on the side of pro-Russian proxies since 2014.
Known for his brash and often expletive-laden language, he made an appearance at the Kremlin event dedicated to Russia’s illegal annexation of four Ukrainian regions last year. There, he recorded a video, saying: “We’ll defeat everybody, kill everybody, rob everybody we need to. It will all be the way we like it.”Russian foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakhorova quickly pointed fingers at Kyiv for Tatarsky’s killing. Some Russian pro-war hawks even urged Moscow to avenge his death.
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