Darya Trepova, 26, accused of killing pro-Putin-leaning Russian military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky (real name Maxim Foreman) in a ‘statuary bombing’, has been accused of losing her job at a media outlet. He claimed that he thought it was an internship program for students.
According to Russian media outlets such as Fontanka on the 5th, Trepova, who was escorted to Moscow immediately after being arrested for the bombing, claimed that she was only offered a job by a Ukrainian media outlet during the investigation. Trepova stated, “I was told that in order to get his job, he must first go through a series of work in the form of an internship.”
The first task of the ‘press internship’ was to get to know the famous Russian military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky as much as possible. Received a gift box with a statue from a Moscow taxi driver, Trepova attended Cyber Front Z, a patriotic event hosted by Tatarsky. Trepova casually handed the statue to Tatarsky. Moments later, the explosives inside the statue exploded, killing Tatarski and injuring at least 32 others.
It turned out that the taxi driver who handed Trepova the statue with explosives was unaware that it was a bomb. The explosives used in the statue were ordered through Telegram, a social network service that guarantees strong anonymity, and were reportedly delivered to an anonymous broker.
Russian media reported that Trepova had booked a flight to Uzbekistan at Pulkovo International Airport in St. Petersburg, Russia, but did not appear at the airport. Trepova was arrested in St. Petersburg on the 3rd, the day after the incident. Trepova, who was arrested, had her long hair cut short at the time of her participation in the event.
Russia’s Kremlin’s National Counter-Terrorism Committee said the attack was planned by Ukrainian special forces. According to the commission, Trepova is an active supporter of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who is currently in prison, and was detained for 10 days after participating in an anti-war protest last year.
The Russian Federal Investigative Committee said it would change Trepova’s charges to “acts of terrorism” rather than “murder.” Under Russian Criminal Code, terrorism against the state is punishable by up to life imprisonment. Local media predicted that Trepova would face 20 years in prison.
Source: Donga
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