Video shows moment of deadly explosion at Russian café


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A well-known Russian military blogger was killed in an explosion at a cafe in St. Petersburg, officials said, in what appeared to be an audacious attack on a high-profile pro-Kremlin figure. CNN’s Clare Sebastian reports. #CNN #News

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[00:03] Russian authorities launched a murder investigation following a fatal blast at a St. Petersburg café that killed prominent pro-war mil

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itary blogger Vladlen Tatarsky during an event hosted by a pro-war group.

[00:20] More than 30 people were injured in the explosion, and state media reported that investigators began questioning everyone present inside the venue.

[00:40] CNN corre

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spondent Clare Sebastian reported that no group had claimed responsibility, but Russian state news agency RIA Novosti reported that the Interior Ministry placed 26-year-old Daria Trepova on a wanted list as a potential suspect.

[01:15] Eyewitness

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accounts shared with state media indicated that a woman handed a figurine to Vladlen Tatarsky during his speaking engagement, and the explosion occurred shortly afterward.

[01:47] Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova blamed Ukraine

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for the attack, while Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin stated that the café was affiliated with Wagner and suggested the attack was likely carried out by radicals rather than the Ukrainian government.

[02:16] Vladlen Tatarsky, born in Ukraine, had

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fought alongside Russian-backed separatists in Donbas starting in 2014 before establishing a popular military blogging channel in 2019 that amassed over half a million followers and operated within ultranationalist circles.

[03:24] Yevgeny Prigozh

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in released a brief video claiming a Russian flag was raised on the battlefield in Bakhmut in memory of the slain military blogger.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYl28jCG-EY

Video shows moment of deadly explosion at Russian café

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Viewer Discussion & Comments

@bbbb98765
Blown up by a golden statuette of himself. Undone by his own vanity. Poetic
@ontopoftheroof
He was blown away by this generous gift.
@ec6052
Killed the target and only injured bystanders? That takes skill!
@EvilMonkey21
When being pro war literally blows up In your face
@h.a.9880
Tatarsky was a pretty decent public speaker, the people at his events had quite a blast.
@koantao8321
His narcissism killed him. He spread hate and hate killed him.
@presidentofukraina
Condolences to the innocent tables and chair lost in this special coffee operation
@7XHARDER
He laughed about wiping out Ukraine, guess he never understood karma 😂
@aresivrc1800
I guess the war he talked about so much finally decided to visit him at home.
@SoundsOfTheWild3
Sometimes you get back what you put out into the world.
@richardm4825
An evil man calling for the death and destruction.
@Alan-sb3hk
How do they like it being this close to home now.
@MERISI001
He wanted to be a part of the war and he got his wish.
@CharlesDParker
His award was well deserved!
@onebylandtwoifbysearunifby5475
The most exciting awards show in history and it wasn't even televised.