Russia blames Ukraine for bomb that killed military blogger.
that killed a Russian military blogger who fervently supported Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, and they arrested a suspect in the attack.
Russian authorities announced the arrest of Darya Trepova, a 26-year-old St. Petersburg resident who was seen on video presenting Tatarsky with the bust. Last year, Trepova was detained by police for taking part in rallies against the war in Ukraine, which began in February 2022. The National Anti-Terrorist Committee, which coordinates counterterrorism operations, said the bombing was “planned by Ukrainian special services,” noting Trepova was an “active supporter” of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
According to Russian media reports, police tracked down Trepova using surveillance cameras, although she reportedly cut her long blond hair short to change her look and moved to a different apartment in an apparent attempt to escape., who was killed when a remote-controlled explosive planted in her SUV blew up as she drove on the outskirts of Moscow.
Russian officials said 40-year-old Vladlen Tatarsky, a well-known military blogger, was killed as he was leading a discussion at a cafe in St. Petersburg. Over 30 people were wounded by the blast, and 10 of them remain in grave condition, according to the authorities. Yevgeny Prigozhin, the St. Petersburg millionaire restaurateur who heads the Wagner Group military contractor spearheading Moscow’s offensive in eastern Ukraine, said he owned the cafe and allowed patriotic groups to use it for meetings. He said he doubts the involvement of Ukrainian authorities in the bombing, saying it was likely launched by a “group of radicals” unrelated to the government in Kyiv.“I don’t think about what is happening in St. Petersburg or Moscow.
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