Trepova Receives 27-Year Sentence for Assassination of Pro-Kremlin Blogger

In a significant development, St. Darya Trepova, the mastermind behind the bomb attack on pro-Kremlin blogger Vladlen Tatarsky in a St. Petersburg cafe on April 2, 2023, has been handed a 27-year prison sentence. The attack, which claimed Tatarsky’s life and left 40 others injured, occurred as he covered the Ukraine war. Trepova, appearing at the 2nd Regional Western Military Court in St. Petersburg, expressed remorse to the victims’ families. This sentencing marks a historic moment as Trepova becomes the woman with the lengthiest prison term in Russian history.