A Russian court on Thursday sentenced a woman to 27 years in prison for delivering a bomb that killed an influential military blogger in a St. Petersburg cafe last year, a lengthy sentence that underscored the Kremlin’s efforts to deter violent opposition to its war in Ukraine.
The activist, Daria Trepova, 26, was convicted on charges of terrorism, illegal possession of explosives and document forgery.
She handed a statuette to the blogger, Maksim Fomin, who was known more popularly as Vladlen Tatarsky, as he gave a public talk in a cafe in April.
Mr. Tatarsky was killed and others were injured at the event when a bomb inside the statuette exploded.
The prosecution had argued that Ms. Trepova knew about the explosive device in the statuette, which was in the blogger’s likeness.
Persons:
Daria Trepova, Maksim Fomin, Tatarsky, Trepova
Organizations:
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Locations:
St, Petersburg, Ukraine