The National Republican Army claimed responsibility for the murder of Vladlen Tatarsky (Maxim Fomin), a Russian war propagandist, in an explosion at a cafe in St Petersburg on April 2, 2023.

On 2 April 2023, we organised and carried out an action against the Z-activists group and personally against the well-known war propagandist, war criminal Maxim Fomin, known as Vladlen Tatarsky. This action was prepared and carried out by us independently, and we have no connection with and did not receive assistance from any foreign structures, let alone security services.

The action was not directed against civilians, and all the casualties are among the active supporters of the war.

An explosion in a cafe in central St. Petersburg killed Russian propagandist and war correspondent Vladlen Tatarsky and injured 25 other people on April 2.

The explosive was reportedly concealed in a trophy given to Tatarsky at the event.

Sunday's explosion killed Vladlen Tatarsky, a prominent blogger who supported Russia in its so-called special military operation in Ukraine but had also been critical of the Russian military

Tatarsky was reportedly killed after receiving a gift statuette rigged with an explosive device

Around two dozen other people were injured in the attack