Suspect in Russian military blogger’s killing arrested
Russian police on Monday arrested a woman suspected of delivering a bomb that killed a well-known military blogger who fervently supported Moscow’s war in Ukraine.
Russian officials said Vladlen Tatarsky, 40, was killed Sunday as he was leading a discussion at a cafe on the banks of the Neva River in the historic heart of St. Petersburg. Over 30 people were wounded by the blast, and 10 of them remain in grave condition, according to the authorities.
Russian news reports said the bomb was hidden in a bust of the blogger that the suspect had given to him as a gift just before the explosion.
Russia’s Investigative Committee, the top state criminal investigation agency said that Darya Tryopova was arrested on suspicion of involvement in Tatarsky’s killing. Tryopova, a 26-year-old St. Petersburg resident who had been previously detained for taking part in anti-war rallies.