Suspect in café attack that killed Russian blogger is jailed
1 year, 8 months ago

Suspect in café attack that killed Russian blogger is jailed

Al Jazeera  

Russian authorities described bombing as ‘an act of terrorism’ and blamed Ukrainian intelligence agencies for orchestrating it. A woman suspected of involvement in a bombing that killed a Russian military blogger at a St Petersburg café should stay in custody for two months pending an investigation, a court in Moscow has ruled. Russian authorities described the bombing as “an act of terrorism” and blamed Ukrainian intelligence agencies for orchestrating it. Police arrested 26-year-old St Petersburg resident Darya Trepova, who was seen on video moments before the blast presenting Tatarsky with a statuette that is believed to have contained explosives.

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Russia says it has detained a suspect in the Moscow bombing that killed a senior general
6 days, 5 hours ago

Russia says it has detained a suspect in the Moscow bombing that killed a senior general

Associated Press  

Russia’s security service said Wednesday it detained a citizen from Uzbekistan in the bombing that killed a senior general as he left his southeastern Moscow apartment — a bold assassination that was claimed by Ukraine’s security service. Investigators work near a scooter at the place where Lt. General Igor Kirillov, the head of Russia’s Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Defence Forces …

Russian journalist arrested for years-old social media posts amid intensifying crackdown
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Russian journalist arrested for years-old social media posts amid intensifying crackdown

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — A Russian journalist who has worked for both state-funded and independent media was detained Monday and faces charges of justifying terrorism through posts on the Telegram messaging app, her lawyer said. The detention of Nadezhda Kevorkova comes amid an intensifying crackdown on journalists, opposition figures and critics of Russia’s war in Ukraine. Two Russian journalists were arrested …

Russian courts jail a Putin critic and a woman convicted of a blast that killed a pro-war blogger
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Russian courts jail a Putin critic and a woman convicted of a blast that killed a pro-war blogger

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — A Russian court on Thursday sentenced a woman to 27 years in prison for a cafe blast that killed a prominent pro-war blogger after he was given a bust of himself that later exploded. In a separate proceeding, a Moscow court convicted a former leader of separatist rebels in Ukraine who called President Vladimir Putin a coward …

Pro-Russian former Ukrainian parliamentarian shot dead near Moscow
1 year ago

Pro-Russian former Ukrainian parliamentarian shot dead near Moscow

Al Jazeera  

Illia Kyva, declared a traitor by Ukraine, has been shot dead in a park in Odintsovo region in the southwest of Moscow. A former pro-Russian member of Ukraine’s parliament has been shot dead near Moscow in an assassination claimed by Kyiv. Kyva was a member of Ukraine’s parliament before Moscow invaded in February 2022, but had been in Russia throughout …

Woman goes on trial in bombing that killed prominent Russian military blogger
1 year, 1 month ago

Woman goes on trial in bombing that killed prominent Russian military blogger

LA Times  

Darya Trepova, a suspect in the bombing that killed a Russian military blogger, stands in a glass cage during a court hearing in St. Petersburg, Russia. A woman went on trial Wednesday in the bombing at a St. Petersburg cafe that killed a prominent Russian military blogger after he was given a bust of himself that later exploded. Military bloggers …

Two dead after Russia hits cafe in Ukraine's northeast: officials
1 year, 3 months ago

Two dead after Russia hits cafe in Ukraine's northeast: officials

The Hindu  

Two people were killed and one wounded on Saturday after Russian forces shelled a village near the town of Kupiansk in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region, hitting a cafe, officials said. Officials in Kupiansk, four miles from the frontline, had urged vulnerable residents living near the town to evacuate earlier this month as Russia stepped up attacks to recapture the area. …

Russia’s Navalny slams ‘absurd’ terrorism case from jail
1 year, 7 months ago

Russia’s Navalny slams ‘absurd’ terrorism case from jail

Al Jazeera  

Russia’s main opposition figure is serving a combined sentence of 11 and a half years for fraud and contempt of court. Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny says investigators have opened an “absurd terrorism” case against him, possibly leading to a further 30 years in jail. The state-owned TASS news agency reported that Russian investigators had also put 11 people …

'Ukraine, allies brainwashing young Russians to become terrorists'
1 year, 8 months ago

'Ukraine, allies brainwashing young Russians to become terrorists'

Firstpost  

Bortnikov claims Russia has stopped 118 terrorist attacks from being planned by young people and kids since February 2022, when Moscow began its offensive against Ukraine Moscow: The chief of Russia’s Federal Security Service, Alexander Bortnikov, claimed on Tuesday that Western and Ukrainian intelligence agencies are attempting to brainwash the minds of young Russians to turn them into terrorist against …

Suspect in cafe attack that killed Russian blogger is jailed
1 year, 8 months ago

Suspect in cafe attack that killed Russian blogger is jailed

Associated Press  

A woman suspected of involvement in a bombing that killed a Russian military blogger at a St. Petersburg cafe should stay in custody for two months pending an investigation, a court in Moscow ruled Tuesday. Police arrested 26-year-old St. Petersburg resident Darya Trepova, who was seen on video moments before the blast presenting Tatarsky with a statuette that is believed …

Russia blames Ukraine for bomb that killed military blogger
1 year, 8 months ago

Russia blames Ukraine for bomb that killed military blogger

The Hindu  

Russian authorities blamed Ukrainian intelligence agencies on April 3 for orchestrating a bombing at a St. Petersburg cafe that killed a Russian military blogger who fervently supported Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine and arrested a suspect accused of involvement in the attack. The National Anti-Terrorist Committee, which coordinates counterterrorism operations, said that the bombing was “planned by Ukrainian special services” and …

St. Petersburg blast: What to know about Russian military blogger killed and anti-war activist arrested
1 year, 8 months ago

St. Petersburg blast: What to know about Russian military blogger killed and anti-war activist arrested

Firstpost  

A military blogger was killed and at least 30 left dead in a blast at a café in Russia on Sunday. Tatarsky, a Russian military blogger and cheerleader for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, was meeting with members of the public at the “Street Food Bar No. A group called Cyber Front Z, which refers to itself on social media as …

Russian blogger Vladlen Tatarsky was a ‘danger’ for Ukraine, faced constant death threats from Kyiv regime: Moscow
1 year, 8 months ago

Russian blogger Vladlen Tatarsky was a ‘danger’ for Ukraine, faced constant death threats from Kyiv regime: Moscow

Firstpost  

As per Russian media reports, a young woman presented a figurine to war correspondent and blogger Vladlen Tatarsky during the event. Her identity is unknown so far Moscow: Russian war blogger Vladlen Tatarsky was a “danger” and faced constant death threats from “the Kyiv regime and its abettors”, Foreign Ministry of Russia said following his death in an improvised explosive …

Explosion in Russian cafe kills prominent military blogger
1 year, 8 months ago

Explosion in Russian cafe kills prominent military blogger

Associated Press  

An explosion tore through a cafe in Russia’s second-largest city Sunday, killing a well-known military blogger and strident supporter of the war in Ukraine. Russian media and military bloggers said Tatarsky was meeting with members of the public when a woman presented him with a box containing a bust of him that apparently blew up. Reacting to the latest incident, …

Russia blames Ukraine for cafe bombing that killed pro-war military blogger
1 year, 8 months ago

Russia blames Ukraine for cafe bombing that killed pro-war military blogger

LA Times  

Russian authorities blamed Ukrainian intelligence agencies Monday for orchestrating a bombing at a St. Petersburg cafe that killed a Russian military blogger who fervently supported Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, and they arrested a suspect accused of involvement in the attack. Russian authorities say Darya Trepova, 26, was involved in a bombing that killed military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky. He also alleged …

Female suspect in killing of Russian military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky arrested
1 year, 8 months ago

Female suspect in killing of Russian military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky arrested

ABC  

Russian police have arrested a woman suspected of delivering a bomb that killed a well-known military blogger who fervently supported Moscow's war in Ukraine. Key points: Investigators believe 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 said Darya Trepova was arrested …

Russia arrests anti-war activist following blast that killed hawkish blogger
1 year, 8 months ago

Russia arrests anti-war activist following blast that killed hawkish blogger

CNN  

CNN — Russian authorities have detained a 26-year-old anti-war protester, claiming she was involved in the blast that killed well-known military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky at a cafe in St. Petersburg on Sunday. According to our records, she has never been a supporter … either.” Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the mercenary Wagner group that has taken a prominent role in …

Killed in Russia: Who was fighter-turned-blogger Tatarsky?
1 year, 8 months ago

Killed in Russia: Who was fighter-turned-blogger Tatarsky?

Al Jazeera  

Russia accuses Ukraine and the opposition of involvement but Kyiv says ‘the spiders are eating each other in a jar’. Thirty others were also wounded in the blast in Russia’s second-largest city – and the home of President Vladimir Putin – which came more than a year after Moscow sent troops into Ukraine. Tatarsky – whose real name was Maxim …

Cafe explosion in St Petersburg kills pro-war Russian military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky
1 year, 8 months ago

Cafe explosion in St Petersburg kills pro-war Russian military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky

ABC  

An explosion has torn through a cafe in Russia's second-largest city, killing a prominent military blogger who had supported the fighting in Ukraine. Key points: Russian media reports a bomb was hidden in a miniature statue that was handed to Tatarsky Tatarsky was known for his blustery pronouncements and ardent pro-war rhetoric His death follows the killing of Darya Dugina, …

Bomb kills Russian war blogger in St Petersburg cafe
1 year, 8 months ago

Bomb kills Russian war blogger in St Petersburg cafe

Live Mint  

Well-known Russian military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky was killed by a bomb blast in a St Petersburg cafe on Sunday in what appeared to be the second assassination on Russian soil of a figure closely associated with the war in Ukraine. Tatarsky, whose real name was Maxim Fomin, had more than 560,000 followers on Telegram and was one of the most …

Russian military blogger killed in blast at St Petersburg cafe
1 year, 8 months ago

Russian military blogger killed in blast at St Petersburg cafe

Hindustan Times  

A leading Russian military blogger was killed Sunday in an explosion at a cafe in Russia's second-largest city of Saint Petersburg, the interior ministry said. Investigators later said they had confirmed "an unidentified explosive device exploded in a cafe in central St Petersburg." The TASS news agency quoted a law enforcement source as saying the blast was "caused by an …

Explosion in Russian cafe kills prominent military blogger
1 year, 8 months ago

Explosion in Russian cafe kills prominent military blogger

LA Times  

Investigators work at the site of an explosion Sunday at a cafe in St. Petersburg, Russia. An explosion tore through a cafe in Russia’s second-largest city Sunday, killing a well-known military blogger and strident supporter of the war on Ukraine. Russian media and military bloggers said Tatarsky was meeting with members of the public when a woman presented him with …

Prominent Russian military blogger killed in St. Petersburg cafe blast
1 year, 8 months ago

Prominent Russian military blogger killed in St. Petersburg cafe blast

CNN  

CNN — A well-known Russian military blogger was killed in an explosion at a cafe in St. Petersburg on Sunday, officials said, in what appeared to be an audacious attack on a high-profile pro-Kremlin figure. On Monday, Russia’s Interior Ministry added a woman, identified as Daria Trepova, to a wanted list as a suspect “in the murder of military war …

Russian military blogger killed in St Petersburg cafe blast
1 year, 8 months ago

Russian military blogger killed in St Petersburg cafe blast

Al Jazeera  

Well-known Russian military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky has been killed in a blast in a cafe in St Petersburg, according to Russian news agencies, quoting sources as saying it was caused by an explosive device. A St Petersburg website said the explosion took place at a cafe that had at one time belonged to Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of the Wagner Group …

Journalist Maria Ponomarenko gets six years for accusing Russia of Ukraine theatre bombing
1 year, 10 months ago

Journalist Maria Ponomarenko gets six years for accusing Russia of Ukraine theatre bombing

ABC  

A Russian court has sentenced a journalist to six years in prison for comments critical of Moscow's offensive in Ukraine. Key points: Maria Ponomarenko was on trial for a social media post critical of Russia's attack on a theatre in Ukraine The court sentenced her for spreading false information about Moscow's army Critics say the verdict is designed to criminalise …

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