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Russian Vladlen Tatarsky, whose real name is Maxim Fomin, was killed in an explosion in St. Petersburg the previous day amid reports of a bomb hidden in a gift he had won moments earlier.

Vladlen Tatarsky represented a radical wing of bloggers and pro-invasion activists who supported Moscow’s war and also criticized what they saw as flaws in the Russian military.

Vladlen Tatarsky killed after a statuette he had been given exploded in his hands in a St. Petersburg café. Tatarsky, a prominent pro-Russian army blogger.

Vladlen Tatarsky killed while having an argument in a St. Petersburg café moments after receiving a statue of himself loaded with explosives that blew him up.

Vladlen Tatarsky, whose real one is Maxim Fomin, had more than 560,000 fans on Telegram

Vladlen Tatarsky, whose real one is Maxim Fomin, had more than 560,000 fans on Telegram

On Thursday, the St. Petersburg City Council voted to make adjustments to zoning regulations that would allow for more multi-unit units.

Two suspects have been known as suspects, adding 26-year-old Daria Trepova who appears to be on the run and a video reportedly shows her walking towards the café with what could have been the bomb.