Vladlen Tatarsky: who killed pro-Kremlin blogger?

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Flowers outside the cafe in St Petersburg where Vladlen Tatarsky was killed on Sunday, 2 April 2023
Flowers are left outside the St Petersburg cafe where Vladlen Tatarsky was killed
(Image credit: Stringer/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

The killing of the influential pro-Kremlin blogger Vladlen Tatarsky in an explosion in the heart of St Petersburg on Sunday has shocked Russia and sparked fierce speculation about who was responsible.

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