💥 Attack

Russian war correspondent Vladlen Tatarsky was killed in an explosion at a cafe in central St. Petersburg; the blast injured 25 other people.

Saint Petersburg, Ukraine
Likely Reported by 2 independent sources
Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post

Two or more independent sources agree on the core facts. Additional sources would further strengthen this assessment.

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.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Another propagandist, war correspondent Vladlen Tatarsky, was killed in an explosion in a cafe in central St. Petersburg in April 2023. The blast injured 25 other people.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

In April, an explosion at a cafe in Russia's second-largest city of Saint Petersburg killed prominent pro-Kremlin military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky and injured 25 others.

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 rated likely. One more trusted source could elevate it to verified.

Submissions are reviewed by an editor before integration.
Extraction metadata

Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:25:30.903Z

Source story: assassinations-of-pro-war-actors-seek-to-demoralize-russia-punish-war-criminals