Report from BBC has it that an explosion in a St. Petersburg cafe in Russia has killed prominent military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky, the country’s interior ministry has confirmed.
According to the police, at least 16 people were injured in the bomb blast, according to the BBC.
It is not clear who was responsible for the blast and no group has taken responsibility for it. But videos posted on social media show how the explosion injured people on the street.
Vladlen Tatarsky (real name Maxim Fomin) was a vocal supporter of Russia’s war in Ukraine.
He was a guest speaker at an event hosted by the cafe when the bomb went off.
He had reported from the Ukraine frontline and gained particular notoriety in 2022 after posting a video filmed inside the Kremlin in which he said, “We will defeat everyone, we will kill everyone, we will rob everyone as necessary. Just as we like it.”
