Military Blogger Dies in Explosion at Russian Cafe... At Least 16 Casualties Reported
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On the 2nd (local time), an explosion occurred at a cafe in Saint Petersburg, Russia, resulting in at least 16 casualties, including the death of a famous military blogger, according to major foreign media reports.
Vladlen Tatarsky, who died in the explosion, was a well-known Russian military blogger with over 560,000 Telegram followers and a public supporter of the Ukraine war. A video released last year showed him attending a Kremlin event, where he stated, "We will defeat everyone, kill everyone, and loot everyone as necessary," adding, "Everything will go as we want."
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The perpetrator behind the explosion has not yet been identified. Local media such as Russia's RIA news agency, citing sources from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, reported that a bomb was hidden inside a statue contained in a gift box received by Tatarsky at the cafe. The cafe is known to be owned by the founder of the Wagner mercenary group.
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