Eyewitnesses said Tatarsky gave the impression of knowing the woman who gave him the statuette, according to Russian media outlet RIA. The woman, who has not yet been identified, has been placed on a wanted list.
Tatarsky had visited the front lines of the Russian war in Ukraine. He also visited the Kremlin in 2022 and filmed himself talking about Russia’s right to conquer.
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Russian army blogger Vladlen Tatarsky killed in an obvious homicide after a statuette he gave him exploded in a St. Petersburg café.
Russian authorities are investigating the scene after a pro-Russian army blogger was killed in a café explosion that appeared to be murderous.
First responders say Russian army blogger Vladlen Tatarsky was killed in an explosion at a café on Sunday. The blast also injured 15 other people. It is not known how many face life-threatening injuries.
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“We will defeat Array, kill Array, steal if necessary. Just as we love him,” she said at the time, according to the BBC.
Tatarsky won on the social media platform Telegram, where he had about 500,000 followers.
The Cyber Front Z organization had rented the café and later issued a report on the explosion from its own Telegram account, the BBC reported.
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“There was a terrorist attack. We have taken some security measures, but unfortunately they have not been enough,” the organization wrote. “Condolences to everyone who knew the righteous war correspondent and our friend Vladlen Tatarsky. “
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