Military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky was killed in an explosion in St. Petersburg when a statuette containing 400 grams of thermobaric explosives was detonated.
Multiple high-reliability sources confirm the core facts of this event.
How we assess confidence →Entities
Source Reports
What each source reports. "Source tone" reflects the language used by the outlet — it is not an independent verification.
Vladlen Tatarsky was killed by a statuette containing 400 grams of thermobaric explosives in St. Petersburg
Maksim Fomin (Vladlen Tatarsky) was killed on April 2, 2023.
Russia's National Anti-Terrorist Committee accused Ukrainian special services of plotting with Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Fund to kill Tatarsky.
Leading Russian military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky was killed by a bomb attack at Street Food Bar No. 1 in St Petersburg on Sunday, April 2, 2023.
On April 2, 2023, Russian propagandist Maksym Fomin (Vladlen Tatarsky) was killed in an explosion in a cafe in St. Petersburg, injuring 25 others, and suspect Darya Trepova was detained.
Share This Event
Know another source?
If you've seen this event covered by another news outlet, submit it for editorial review. Approved sources improve our confidence ratings.
This event is already verified. Additional sources further strengthen the record.
Extraction metadata
Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:21:48.028Z
Source story: 7448111