Assassination of Vladlen Tatarsky

Assassination of Vladlen Tatarsky
Camera footage from the explosion
Assassination of Vladlen Tatarsky (European Russia)
Assassination of Vladlen Tatarsky (Central Saint Petersburg)
Location59°56′12″N 30°17′12″E / 59.93667°N 30.28667°E / 59.93667; 30.28667
Universitetskaya Embankment 25, Street Food Bar №1 café, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Date2 April 2023
Attack type
Bombing
WeaponImprovised explosive device
Deaths1
Injured42
PerpetratorsDarya Trepova
No. of participants
1
MotiveOpposition to the Russian invasion of Ukraine (suspected)

On 2 April 2023, a bombing occurred in the Street Food Bar No.1 café on Universitetskaya Embankment in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Russian military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky, real name Maxim Fomin, died as a result of the explosion and 42 people were injured, 24 of whom were hospitalized, including six in critical conditions.

Russia accused Ukraine of being behind the attack and labelled it a "terrorist act", while Ukraine blamed the attack on "domestic terrorism". The National Republican Army also claimed responsibility for the attack. Later, Vasyl Malyuk, the head of the Security Service of Ukraine, indirectly confirmed Ukraine's involvement in the assassination.

Darya Trepova was convicted of the murder in 2024.