One person has died and at least 30 people have been injured in a blast in a cafe in St Petersburg, Russia .
Russian interior ministry said that Pro-war Russian military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky was killed in the explosion.
Tatarsky, whose real name was Maxim Fomin, had more than 560,000 followers on Telegram and was one of the most prominent of the influential military bloggers who have provided an often critical running commentary on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
There has been no confirmation of who was responsible for the destruction at the “Street Bar” cafe in Russia’s second-largest city.
A leading Russian official pointed the finger at Ukraine, without providing evidence. The claim was rebuffed by Kyiv.
Russia’s foreign ministry made no accusations of involvement in the attack, but said silence in Western capitals exposed hypocrisy over expressions of concern for journalists.
According to th report, the 40-year-old blogger was meeting with members of the public when a woman presented him with a box containing a bust of him that blew up.
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